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• About 30 vehicles involved in pileup on icy Montana bridge

  27-02-2021 23:26
  
  Dozens of vehicles crashed into each other on an icy interstate highway bridge over the Yellowstone River outside Billings, Montana, making the span appear like a wrecking yard with mashed cars and trucks. The Montana Highway Patrol said the pileup involved about 30 vehicles. On Twitter, the patrol said no fatalities were reported but two people were critically injured. It blamed ice on the bridge as a cause for the wreck which closed Interstate 90 for a time. Streets were tied up with traffic a
  
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• Single propeller airplane makes crash landing in Avra Valley

  27-02-2021 23:24
  
  AVRA VALLEY (KVOA) -The Avra Valley Fire Department has confirmed that a single propeller Cessna aircraft made a crash langing on the corner of Hardin Road and West Trico Road.The pilot was flying from Chandler Municipal Airport to the Marana Regional Airport when the aircraft lost all power in the engine.The 40-year-old pilot was extricated from the aircraft which was flipped upside down and received medical attention. The pilot sustained minor injuries and is in stable condition.
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• Students abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed

  27-02-2021 23:22
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Students, teachers and relatives abducted two weeks ago from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed. The students, teachers and family members were abducted Feb. 17 by gunmen from the Government Science College Kagara. Niger State Gov. Abubakar Sani Bello said he received 24 students, six staff and eight relatives on Saturday after they were released early in the morning.   Their release was announced a day after police said gunmen had abducted 317 girls fr
  
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• Virginia man convicted of murder for strangling wife

  27-02-2021 23:14
  
  CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been convicted of murder and now faces up to life in prison for strangling his wife with his hands and some pajama pants. A judge on Friday convicted William Khine of murder in the 2017 killing of his wife, Khin Shwe. Sentencing is set for June. Prosecutors argued during the trial that the killing was deliberate and premeditated. Khine’s public defenders contended that he was legally insane at the time, and that the judge should find him not
  
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• Akinjo scores 26, Tubelis has game-winner for Arizona

  27-02-2021 23:08
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — James Akinjo scored a career-high 26 points with seven assists, his final one a kick-out to Azuolas Tubelis who converted a baseline jumper for a 75-74 victory over Washington. Washington’s Quade Green was called for a charge, and after a timeout by Arizona with 15 seconds left, Akinjo headed into the paint before dishing the ball to Tubelis, who with one foot on the 3-point arc hit the game-winner with 5.2 seconds remaining. Green’s hurried 3-point try at
  
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• Olympic gymnast Hernandez enjoys solid return at Winter Cup

  27-02-2021 23:03
  
  Two-time Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez is back on the competition floor. The 20-year-old gymnast, who won gold and silver at the 2016 Games, finished fifth on the balance beam and 11th on the floor exercise at the Winter Cup in Indianapolis. The meet was Hernandez’s first event in more than 4 1/2 years. Hernandez says her return was a reward in itself and added she’s got work to do if she wants to make a second trip to the Olympics. Jordan Chiles finished with the top all-around
  
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• Son of former Green Bay Packer loses dad’s Super Bowl ring

  27-02-2021 22:31
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The son of a former Green Bay Packer says he is heartbroken after losing his father’s Super Bowl II ring, and he is offering a $5,000 reward for its return. Mike Kostelnik says he believes he lost the ring that belonged to his dad, former Packers defensive tackle Ron Kostelnik, last weekend when he and his family went to visit a daughter at Indiana University and to tour Miami University in Ohio. He says he only stopped at a BP gas station in Greensburg, Indian
  
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• Spain: Violence flares back up at protests for jailed rapper

  27-02-2021 22:20
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Protests have again turned violent in Barcelona as supporters of an imprisoned Spanish rap artist returned to the streets after a brief respite. Several thousand people marched peacefully in the city on Saturday before small packs spun off and smashed the windows of at least two bank offices and did other property damage. Police made at least 10 arrests, including of two people suspected of trying to set fire to a police van. There were also protests in other towns
  
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• Doctor appears in court video call while performing surgery

  27-02-2021 22:17
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Medical Board of California says it will investigate a plastic surgeon who appeared in a videoconference for his traffic violation trial while operating. The Sacramento Bee reports Dr. Scott Green appeared Thursday for his Sacramento Superior Court trial, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, from an operating room. He was dressed in surgical scrubs with a patient undergoing the procedure just out of view; the beeps of medical machinery can be he
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued February 27 at 2:06PM MST until February 28 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-02-2021 22:06
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM MST Sunday. TheFire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Zones 151, 152 and 154, generally terrain belowabout 7,000 ft east and south of a line from Patagonia Lake, tonear Cascabel, Klondike, Fort Thomas and east to Clifton.
  * TIMING…Sunday from Noon through 7 PM.
  * WINDS…West to northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.Higher gusts possible over h
  
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• Mexico may reduce protection area for endangered porpoise

  27-02-2021 21:51
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is considering reducing the protection area for the vaquita marina in the upper Gulf of California. That would cut the area where gill nets have been banned to protect the world’s most endangered marine mammal and smallest porpoise. As few as 10 vaquita may remain in the Gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortez, the only place in the world that the elusive porpoise lives. Mexico’s Environment Department said Saturday that the drop in the number of vaquita
  
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• Police: Arrest made in fatal shooting at west Phoenix mall

  27-02-2021 21:37
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a 20-year-old man has been arrested in a fatal shooting stemming from an argument between two customers and a mall kiosk employee.
  Police said Alexi Acosta was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault. According to police, Acosta was somehow associated with the kiosk employee but information on their relationship wasn’t available, Police previously hadn’t said a fourth person was involved in the Feb. 14 incident at Desert S
  
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• The Latest: At 100, Captain Tom Moore honored at funeral

  27-02-2021 21:26
  
  LONDON — Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore, in honor of the veteran who raised millions for Britain’s health workers by walking laps in his backyard.Captain Tom, as he became known, died Feb. 2 at age 100 after testing positive for COVID-19. Just eight members of the veteran’s immediate family attended Saturday’s private funeral service, but soldiers carried his coffin and formed a ceremonial guard.&ldquo
  
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• Armenia’s president refuses order to dismiss military chief

  27-02-2021 21:25
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Pressure on Armenia’s prime minister has intensified after the country’s president rejected his order to dismiss the chief of the military general staff. Top military officers this week joined in demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation, a move that he called an attempted coup. Pashinyan ordered the dismissal of the chief of the general staff, but the order was subject to approval by Armenia’s largely ceremonial president. Presi
  
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• Mexico may reduce protection area for endangered vaquita

  27-02-2021 21:08
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is considering reducing the protection area for the vaquita marina in the upper Gulf of California. That would cut the area where gill nets have been banned to protect the world’s most endangered marine mammal and smallest porpoise. As few as 10 vaquita may remain in the Gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortez, the only place in the world that the elusive porpoise lives. Mexico’s Environment Department said Saturday that the drop in the number of vaquita
  
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• Phoenix police arrest 2 women after argument diverts flight

  27-02-2021 21:06
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An American Airlines flight was diverted and two women arrested in Phoenix after authorities say one of the women spit on a fellow passenger who asked them to stop using racial slurs in their conversation and the other slapped his hand when he started recording them. The airline said the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles was diverted Thursday around 5:15 p.m. Police arrested 30-year-old Kelly Pichardo and 29-year-old Leeza Rodriguez, saying they verbally and physi
  
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• 14-year-old Michigan girl charged in grandmother’s killing

  27-02-2021 21:01
  
  CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl has been charged with killing her grandmother in suburban Detroit. The girl’s mental health and ability to understand the proceedings will be examined before additional court action occurs. The 65-year-old victim was found stabbed Monday at her home in Canton. A granddaughter was arrested that same day at a motel in Southgate. If the teen is convicted of murder, a judge would have the option of sentencing her as an adult or a juvenile
  
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• NY mandates dance ‘zones,’ distancing when weddings resume

  27-02-2021 20:58
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s new coronavirus-era dance rules aren’t exactly “Footloose” strict, but don’t plan on cutting loose and kicking off the Sunday shoes with just anybody. The state says that wedding receptions resume next month, guests will be allowed to hit the dance floor only with members of their immediate party, household or family seated at the same table. Even then, the rules say, dancers must wear face masks and stay within their own “
  
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• Quake rattles Alaska’s largest city, no reports of damage

  27-02-2021 20:40
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake Saturday morning rattled nerves as the ground shook Alaska’s largest city. The Alaska Earthquake Center said the quake hit right before 10 a.m. It was centered just 9 miles northwest of Anchorage. There have been no immediate reports of damage, but Alaskans lit up social media saying they felt the shaking. The Alaska Earthquake Center says Saturday’s temblor was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused widespr
  
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• The Latest: North Dakota vaccinates 10% of residents so far

  27-02-2021 20:24
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — Nearly 10% of residents in North Dakota have completed both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.The North Dakota Department of Health data indicates nearly 70,000 people in the state, or 9.5% of the population, have received the full two-dose series. More than 126,000, or 17.3%, have received the first dose.North Dakota reported three COVID-19-related deaths on Saturday, bringing the state’s confirmed death toll to 1,445. Another 71 cases were confirmed, for a total of 99,
  
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• Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital

  27-02-2021 20:18
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a missile attack over its capital launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, as well as bomb-laden drones targeting the southern province of Jizan. The state-owned Al-Ekhbariya TV posted footage of what appeared to be explosions in the air over Riyadh. Social media users also posted videos of the blast, apparently showing the kingdom’s Patriot missile batteries intercepting the ballistic missile over Riyadh. A Saud
  
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• Arizona reports 1,179 additional COVID-19 cases, 70 deaths

  27-02-2021 20:04
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported 1,179 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 70 deaths as the state’s death toll from the recently slowing coronavirus outbreak approached 16,000. The latest figures reported by the state Department of Health Services increased Arizona’s pandemic totals to 815,707 confirmed cases and 15,967. According to the state’s coronavirus dashboard, 1,317 COVID-19 patients occupied inpatient beds as of Friday, down from the pandemic high
  
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• Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

  27-02-2021 19:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Every House Republican voted early Saturday against a popular $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that would send $1,400 checks to most Americans and hundreds of billions more to help open schools, revive struggling businesses and strengthen state and local governments. Senate Republicans are expected to oppose a similar measure in the coming weeks. As the nation struggles to recover from the worst health and financial crises in generations, strategists in both parties ag
  
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• Islamist party supporters march for unity in Tunisia

  27-02-2021 19:17
  
  Thousands of flag-waving marchers have demonstrated in Tunisia’s capital in a show of support for the majority party in parliament. The demonstration follows political tensions between Tunisia’s president and its prime minister. The prime minister has sought to reshuffle his cabinet but has seen some of his proposed ministerial appointments blocked by the president. The marchers in Tunis on Saturday chanted “The people want national unity.” The rally was called by the Isl
  
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• Borsalino looks ahead with cool bucket hats, baseball caps

  27-02-2021 19:12
  
  MILAN (AP) — The fedora Humphrey Bogart wore in “Casablanca” may have secured Borsalino’s place in fashion and cinematic history, but it will be something like the cow-print bucket hat that will help ensure its future. The storied Italian hatmaker still makes its felt hats by hand using the same artisanal techniques from when the company was founded in 1857. It is updating its offerings for next fall and winter, with a focus on customization and youth-trends. The new coll
  
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• Libya media authority: Journalist detained after PM presser

  27-02-2021 19:03
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Authorities in western Libya say they have detained a local journalist after he attended a news conference for the country’s newly appointed prime minister in the capital of Tripoli. The Saturday announcement has come after television journalist Ziyad al-Warfali’s family and employer said they lost communications with him. The media authority in Tripoli says al-Warfali did not obtain work permits required for journalists in Libya. It did not reveal his whereabouts
  
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• 2 more teens arrested in fatal shooting of UArizona student

  27-02-2021 18:59
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police say two additional teenagers have been arrested in the Feb. 20 shooting death of a University of Arizona student in a campus parking garage. Police said the two youths arrested Friday and one arrested Thursday are all 17 years old. The three youths were jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder and drive-by shooting in the killing of Forrest Keys. Online court records didn’t indicate whether the three had defense lawyers who could comment on their
  
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• Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii

  27-02-2021 18:19
  
  MILAN (AP) — Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy have announced the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made outside the park following an investigation into an illegal dig. The chariot was found in the ruins of a settlement north of Pompeii parked in the portico of a stable where the remains of three horses previously were discovered. The Archaeological Park of Pompeii on Saturday called the chariot “an exceptional discov
  
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• The Latest: Collins: Reconsider U.S.-Canada border limits

  27-02-2021 18:15
  
  CARIBOU, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine wants the Biden administration to reconsider U.S.-Canada border restrictions that were imposed a year ago because of the pandemic.Her letter came less than a week after Department of Homeland Security announced the U.S., Mexico and Canada had jointly agreed to maintain land border restrictions until March 21.Collins wrote in a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that an “equitable solution” is needed for border comm
  
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• Two more arrests made in connection to UofA student death

  27-02-2021 18:10
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Police have confirmed that they have made two more arrests in connection to the shooting at Cherry Garage on February 20th that killed University of Arizona student Forrest Keys.17-year-old Roberto Joapqui Camargo and 17-year-old Ruben Young were both arrested with probably cause and both have been charged with 1st Degree Murder and Drive-By Shooting.
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• Two more arrests made in connection to shooting of UofA student

  27-02-2021 18:10
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Police have confirmed that they have made two more arrests in connection to the shooting at Cherry Garage on February 20th that killed University of Arizona student Forrest Keys.
  BREAKING: Tucson Police have confirmed that they have arrested 17-year-old Roberto Joaquin Camargo and 17-year-old Ruben Young in connection with the shooting at Cherry Avenue Garage. Both have been charged with 1st Degree Muder and Drive-By Shooting. pic.twitter.com/T06HFAtk38— KVOA News 4
  
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• Russians lay flowers to mark opposition leader’s killing

  27-02-2021 17:42
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of people streamed to a Moscow bridge overlooking the Kremlin to mark the sixth anniversary of the killing of a top Russian opposition figure. Boris Nemtsov was shot to death as he walked along the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky bridge late at night on Feb. 27, 2015. Among those who attended Saturday’s commemoration was Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The 55-year-old Nemtsov was a former deputy prime minister and was one
  
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• AP: Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody

  27-02-2021 17:42
  
  A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. Internal police records obtained by The Associated Press say Master Trooper Kory York is seen on body-cam footage dragging Ronald Greene “on his stomach by the leg shackles” following a violent arrest and high-speed pursuit in 2019. State police, who initially blamed Greene&r
  
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• Virginia lawmakers down to the wire on key marijuana bill

  27-02-2021 17:41
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are expected to vote soon on a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use in 2024. The bill is a top priority for Democrats, who framed legalization as a necessary step to end the disparate treatment of people of color under current marijuana laws. But talks between Democrats in the House and Senate have been tense in recent days as the two chambers tried to work out significant differences between their versions of the legislation.
  
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• AP sources: Feds pinpoint suspect in officer’s riot death

  27-02-2021 17:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators probing the death of a Capitol Police officer killed in the Jan. 6 riots have zeroed in on a suspect seen on video appearing to spray a chemical substance on the officer before he later collapsed and died. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press. The people say the FBI has obtained video that shows the suspect spraying Brian Sicknick and other law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 riot. But
  
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• New Army vehicle to carry infantry being tested in Arizona

  27-02-2021 17:30
  
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A new vehicle that the U.S. Army is acquiring to provide infantry soldiers with battlefield mobility is being tested in the Yuma Proving Ground’s harsh desert terrain in southwestern Arizona. The Infantry Squad Vehicle is largely based on a midsize Chevrolet pickup and is intended to carry an infantry squad’s nine soldiers and their equipment. The Yuma Sun reports that testing at the proving ground began in early February with a goal of finishing by April. Th
  
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• Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate

  27-02-2021 17:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hailing the House passage of the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill he championed. He says that with decisive, fast and bold action, “we can finally get ahead of this virus.” The bill passed early Saturday on a near party-line vote and would steer cash to individuals, businesses and states battered by COVID-19. Now it goes to the Senate. Democrats there seem bent on resuscitating a minimum wage push, and other fights could erupt, too. De
  
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• EU summons its ambassador to Cuba to explain letter to Biden

  27-02-2021 17:27
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has summoned its ambassador to Cuba to return to Brussels to explain himself after he reportedly signed an appeal asking U.S. President Joe Biden to lift  sanctions against Cuba and begin normalizing ties with the country. A spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday that Ambassador Alberto Navarro was asked “to come to Brussels to provide explanations.” The spokesman didn’t answer when asked if Navarro will b
  
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• Pima County Justice of the Peace Fired 'Warning Shot' at Alleged Stalker

  27-02-2021 17:21
  
  In a quaint, affluent neighborhood near the Catalina Foothills, weeks of harassment against a Pima County judge culminated in the justice of the peace firing his handgun as a warning shot to the perpetrator, who was once a plaintiff in his courtroom.Judge Adam Watters, the justice of the peace for Precinct 1, fired a bullet at the ground to scare off a landlord, Fei Qin, 38, who was part of an eviction case he presided over in January.
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• Survey: Arizona grocery workers fret about unmasked shoppers

  27-02-2021 17:16
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Many grocery store workers in Arizona say they’re still anxious about customers who won’t wear masks. One in five employees affiliated with a major grocery union say they are worried they could be physically assaulted by a shopper as the coronavirus pandemic grinds into its second year. Preliminary results of a University of Arizona online survey showed members of a union representing about half the state’s grocery workers said customers were a bit better a
  
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• Pandemic leaves tribes without US recognition at higher risk

  27-02-2021 17:11
  
  As COVID-19 disproportionately affects Native American communities, many tribal leaders say the pandemic poses particular risks to tribes without federal recognition. Lacking a political relationship with the United States means those tribes are denied federal coronavirus relief funding for state, local and tribal governments. Without federal funding, tribal leaders say they are less-equipped to prevent infections and curb the significant economic toll the pandemic has had on their communities.
  
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• Seattle ups its outdoor dining game, Seahawks-style

  27-02-2021 17:07
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — People looking to score a unique outdoor dining option during the pandemic can now make a run to the home of the Seattle Seahawks. A dining series called “Field to Table” kicked off this month at Lumen Field. It features four-course meals from local chefs, plus a view of the NFL stadium normally reserved for players and coaches. Tickets are $100 per person, plus tax and a service charge. Diners eat their meals under an open-sided tent on the field, near the north
  
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• Ukraine sees 2nd fatal oxygen blast at hospital this month

  27-02-2021 17:05
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An explosion in a Ukrainian hospital ward where COVID-19 patients are being treated has killed one person and injured another. The national emergencies service said in a statement that Saturday’s the explosion occurred in an oxygen pipe. It said 20 people were evacuated after the blast at the hospital in Chernivtsi, a city about 250 miles southwest of Kyiv. Saturday’s explosion was the second fatal oxygen explosion at a hospital in Ukraine this month. Three
  
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• 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials

  27-02-2021 16:32
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could escape execution because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The inmates are challenging their convictions in state court following the high court’s ruling last year. Dubbed the McGirt decision, the ruling determined that much of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation. The decision means that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal charges in cases in which the defendants, or
  
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• Texas jail inmates hungry, shivering during unusual freeze

  27-02-2021 16:22
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An unusually heavy winter storm knocked out electricity to millions of Texas homes and left many people without water service, but it also left inmates at the state’s largest county jail vulnerable, hungry and cold. Advocates and lawyers say Harris County Jail inmates have told them of stinking jail toilets that couldn’t be flushed, no access to clean water when the county was under a boil water advisory, and jail food being rationed. They say the storm und
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for suspect in slaying of Yale student

  27-02-2021 16:21
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say an arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the slaying of a Yale graduate student. Qinxuan Pan is wanted in the Feb. 6 killing of Kevin Jiang, who was found lying outside his car on a New Haven street with multiple gunshot wounds. The 29-year-old Pan is believed to be staying in the Atlanta area and should be considered armed and dangerous. Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Matthew Duffy said he was seen in the suburbs of Duluth or Brookhaven,
  
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• Growing tension in Minneapolis as trial looms in Floyd death

  27-02-2021 16:14
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Barbed wire and concrete barriers surround the courthouse where the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd is due to soon go on trial. It’s a sign of the deep uneasiness hanging over the city where violence erupted after the Black man’s death and protests reverberated around the world. Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov, Tim Walz were sharply criticized for failing to move faster to stop last summer’s destruction. Anything less
  
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• The Latest: Virus sidelines most Toronto Raptors coaches

  27-02-2021 16:01
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors played without most of their coaching staff and one player on Friday night because of coronavirus-related issues.Six members of their coaching staff, including head coach Nick Nurse, missed the game against the Houston Rockets. Forward Pascal Siakam also sat out, indicating either a testing or contact tracing issue.The NBA has postponed 29 games this season because of virus-related issues with players or other personnel since the season began Dec. 22. It&r
  
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• Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America

  27-02-2021 15:59
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is encouraging investors to maintain their faith in America’s economy and the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns. In a letter to his shareholders Saturday, Buffett hardly mentioned the coronavirus that ravaged many businesses last year, saying American business will thrive over time despite the pandemic. Instead, he kept his focus on the long-term prospects for the railroad, utility and insurance businesses and stocks tha
  
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• Gilded Age mansion The Breakers closing for 3 months

  27-02-2021 15:59
  
  NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The Breakers is taking a break. The Preservation Society of Newport County says it’s closing the famed Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, for three months starting Monday. But there’s good news for mansion aficionados. Marble House, a popular Newport destination and National Historic Landmark that’s been closed since last March because of the coronavirus pandemic, is reopening to visitors. Marble House was completed in 1892 as a summer home
  
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