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• 75-year-old sought after reported missing in downtown Tucson

  01-03-2021 23:45
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A 75-year-old woman is sought after she was reported missing in downtown Tucson Monday afternoon.According to Tucson Police Department, 73-year-old Bunnie Sauders was reported missing after she was last seen in the 200 block of East Congress Street near Sixth Avenue at around 1 p.m. Monday.Saunders was described to be about five feet, four inches tall and weigh around 165 pounds.She was last seen wearing a black sweater, black sweatpants w
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: States ease restrictions despite warnings

  01-03-2021 23:43
  
  Here’s what’s happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
  THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY:
  — With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third vaccine on the way, states eager to reopen for business areeasing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could prolong the misery.— Senate Democrats areconsidering reshaping parts of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill pas
  
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• Student shoots, kills 15-year-old at Arkansas junior high

  01-03-2021 23:43
  
  PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy shot and killed a fellow student at an Arkansas junior high school. The shooting happened Monday morning in a hallway at Watson Chapel Junior High School in Pine Bluff, about 40 miles southeast of Little Rock. Police say the wounded student, who was also 15, was taken to a Little Rock hospital where he died. The suspect is being held in a juvenile detention center pending charges. Police describe the shooting as a “targeted in
  
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• Minneapolis won’t pay ‘influencers’ during officer’s trial

  01-03-2021 23:37
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis city officials have canceled plans to hire “social media influencers” to post information during the upcoming trial of a former police officer accused in the death of George Floyd. Jury selection begins March 8 in the trial of 44-year-old Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Floyd, who was Black, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck while he was handcuffed and pleading
  
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• Disney’s California Adventure to open for ‘Touch of Disney’ limited capacity event

  01-03-2021 23:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) - Disney's California Adventure Park is opening for a special limited capacity event.It's called a "Touch of Disney."While attractions are still closed, visitors will be allowed inside the park to enjoy classic Disney foods like Dole Whip, Mickey-shaped pretzels, churros, lobster nachos and chicken skewers.Some shops will be open.As you wander the park, you might see some characters ready to take socially-distanced photos.The event kicks off March 18.Tickets are $75. They inclu
  
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• Miranda Schubert Announces Challenge to Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik

  01-03-2021 23:32
  
  Looks like Councilman Steve Kozachik has a challenger in this year’s Democratic primary. …
  
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• Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response

  01-03-2021 23:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration’s response to the exploding pandemic last year. Now, the Democratic governor is struggling through a sexual harassment scandal that’s testing the limits of his party’s support as Democrats grapple with their first political crisis of the post-Trump era. So far, few Democrats have come to Cuomo’s r
  
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• Two upcoming hiring fairs for Southern AZ school districts

  01-03-2021 23:23
  
  MARANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT JOB FAIRThe Marana Unified School District is hosting an Employee Job Fair on Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Quail Run Elementary School (Courtyard), 4600 W. Cortaro Farms Rd., Marana, AZ 85742. Due to COVID restrictions, attendees are required to schedule an appointment: 520-682-4762.The Marana District is seeking certified teachers, substitutes, and support staff in departments including transportation and health offices.Applican
  
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• Texas top utility regulator quits in fallout over blackouts

  01-03-2021 23:12
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ top utilities regulator resigned Monday, in the widening fallout from blackouts triggered by an unusually heavy and widespread winter storm that left millions in the state without power and water for days. Public Utilities Commission chair DeAnn Walker is the highest-ranking official to step down in the aftermath of one of the largest power outages in U.S. history. Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Walker to the commission in 2017. She faced withering criticism f
  
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• Top utility regulator in Texas resigns as fallout deepens from deadly blackout that left millions without power for days

  01-03-2021 23:10
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Top utility regulator in Texas resigns as fallout deepens from deadly blackout that left millions without power for days.The post Top utility regulator in Texas resigns as fallout deepens from deadly blackout that left millions without power for days appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Toronto vaccinates police officers before those 80 or above

  01-03-2021 23:07
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s largest city has started vaccinating police officers ahead of people 80 years of age and older. A Toronto police spokesperson said Monday police constables and sergeants who respond to emergency calls where medical assistance may be required have been moved to the current phase by Ontario’s provincial government.  A police spokesperson said 2,250 of Toronto’s nearly 5,000 officers are eligible. The Ontario provincial government has said those
  
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• Supreme Court skeptical about patent judge appointments

  01-03-2021 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems likely to find that the judges who oversee patent disputes are not properly appointed. The question the justices debated Monday has to do with more than 250 administrative patent judges. But it could also potentially affect more than 100 other similarly-appointed government officials who issue more than 85,000 decisions annually. The court’s conservative justices suggested that the judges’ appointment is problematic. Justice Brett Kavan
  
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• DEA announces 20th ‘Take Back’ Day

  01-03-2021 23:06
  
  (KVOA) According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, opioid overdose deaths have increased during the pandemic.
  "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. has seen an increase in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 83,544 Americans overdosing during the 12-month period ending July 1, 2020, the most ever recorded in a 12-month period," DEA said in a news release. "The increase in drug overdose deaths appeared to begin prior to the COVID-19 health eme
  
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• Oro Valley Historic Preservation Commission seeking applicants

  01-03-2021 23:04
  
  ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Are you a history buff? If so, then this may be the spot for you.
  On Monday, Oro Valley announced its accepting applications for volunteers to fill a recently vacated position on the Historic Preservation Commission. According to a town press release, the commission was created to promote the educational, cultural and economic welfare of Oro Valley by ensuring the preservation of historic buildings, among other things in the area.Applicants must be residents of the tow
  
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• Comic-Con to remain virtual in 2021, cites financial strain

  01-03-2021 23:03
  
  SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — The San Diego Comic-Con will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this year. Comic-Con announced Monday that the annual confab will return to virtual for a second-straight year between July 23-25. The in-person experience was canceled again due to coronavirus-related cautions around large gatherings. Organizers said postponements and other challenges caused by the pandemic left them with “limited f
  
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• WVa governor agrees to live in government seat, ending case

  01-03-2021 23:00
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to live in the seat of state government in Charleston, ending a long-running challenge over his residency. An order dismissing a 2018 lawsuit Monday says Justice indicated through his attorney that he intends to reside in Charleston. A judge says that agreement renders the case filed by a former state lawmaker moot. Under the order, Justice has agreed to pay $65,000 to ex-lawmaker Isaac Sponaugle in attorney fees and costs.
  
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• Harassment, bullying claims dog Cuomo, once a pandemic star

  01-03-2021 22:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s televised coronavirus briefings won plaudits last spring. But now Cuomo is fighting for his political life amid accusations of sexual harassment, bullying and undercounting virus deaths connected to the state’s nursing homes. New York’s attorney general was empowered Monday to choose an independent investigator to probe allegations of sexual harassment by at least two women who worked for Cuomo. Critics are calling for an indep
  
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• Ducey announces plan to open COVID-19 vaccine registration to 55 and older

  01-03-2021 22:54
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - Frontline essential workers and Arizonans 55 and older will soon be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after the state announced that it will implement a new COVID-19 vaccine prioritization hybrid model on Monday.Back on Jan. 14, Pima County officially moved into Phase 1B of its vaccination distribution plan, vaccinating population groups including protective services workers; K-12, university and community college educators; childcare workers; and adults 75 and older
  
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• Minimum wage hike all but dead in Senate virus relief bill

  01-03-2021 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ efforts to include a minimum wage increase in their huge COVID-19 relief bill seem all but dead. That’s become clear as Senate leaders prepare to bring their own version of the House-passed aid package to the chamber’s floor as early as Wednesday. Aides say top Democrats have abandoned a potential amendment threatening tax increases on big companies that don’t boost workers’ pay to certain levels. Four days ago the Senate parliame
  
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• 15-year-old boy shot, killed at Arkansas junior high school

  01-03-2021 22:47
  
  PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy shot and killed a fellow student at an Arkansas junior high school. The shooting happened Monday morning in a hallway at Watson Chapel Junior High School in Pine Bluff, about 40 miles southeast of Little Rock. Police say the wounded student, who was also 15, was taken to a Little Rock hospital where he died. The suspect is being held in a juvenile detention center pending charges. Police describe the shooting as a “targeted in
  
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• US youth testifies he stabbed Italian officer in defense

  01-03-2021 22:45
  
  ROME (AP) — A young American on trial in Rome for the slaying of an Italian police officer has told the court he stabbed the victim because he feared he was being strangled. Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and a California friend, Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, are charged in the murder of a Carabinieri paramilitary officer on a street near their hotel where they were vacationing in Rome in July 2019. Elder told the court adjacent to their prison that Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello had his hands press
  
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• Florida officials seek to replace jobless benefits system

  01-03-2021 22:40
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials are recommending that the state’s antiquated unemployment processing system be replaced after a review found a broken system full of glitches that was incapable of handling the unprecedented deluge of jobless claims spawned by the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Ron DeSantis likened the benefits claim system to an “old jalopy” breaking down at the Daytona 500. The findings of the Economic Opportunity Department’s review were pre
  
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• Lady Gaga’s dog walker speaks out after Hollywood shooting

  01-03-2021 22:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot last week during a robbery in Hollywood when two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen, described the violence and his recovery “from a very close call with death” in social media posts. Ryan Fischer’s posts included pictures taken from his hospital bed, where he says “(a) lot of healing still needs to happen” but he looks forward to reuniting with the dogs. He was shot once as he walked
  
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• New US envoy urges ramped up pressure on Myanmar military

  01-03-2021 22:36
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new U.S ambassador to the United Nations is urging the international community to “ramp up pressure” on Myanmar’s military to restore democracy. And at a wide-ranging press conference Monday, she also said she hopes to work with Russia and China on some key issues. Linda Thomas-Greenfield strongly reiterated President Joe Biden’s determination to re-engage with the world and make the United States again a nation that leads. Speaking on the
  
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• Cuomo’s attempt at apology blasted by alleged victim

  01-03-2021 22:36
  
  Andrew Cuomo (D), 56th Governor of New York since 2011, Photo Date: 2/10/2021
  NEW YORK (AP) — One of the women who said she was sexually harassed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is rejecting his attempt to apologize for his behavior and excuse it as an attempt to be “playful.” Charlotte Bennett said in a statement released Monday that the Democrat had “refused to acknowledge or take responsibility for his predatory behavior.” New York’s attorney general said sh
  
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• Minnesota court weighs murder charge in ex-officer’s trial

  01-03-2021 22:30
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court is considering whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Jury selection begins next Monday in Derek Chauvin’s trial on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. The trial judge dismissed a third-degree murder count last October. But prosecutors asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday to reinstate the charge in light of its recent decision to uphold
  
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• 11-year-old finds parents dead from COVID-19 in Missouri home

  01-03-2021 22:29
  
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  (KSDK/NBC News)   Police say a Missouri couple found dead in their bed by their 11-year-old daughter appear to have died from COVID-19.The young girl called for help after finding her mother and father unresponsive in their bed in their Mehlville home last Thursday."It's really a terrible, tragic thing," says neighbor Chuck Duy.Duy said he spoke with a family member of the south St. Louis County couple."To lose both parents at one time you know for an 11-year-old, it's rea
  
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• The Latest: Brazil health officials urge lockdowns, curfews

  01-03-2021 22:28
  
  SAO PAULO — Brazilian health officials are urging nationwide lockdowns and curfews because hospitals are running short of intensive-care unit beds as COVID-19 claims more than 1,000 lives each day in the country.
  “The return of the pandemic in several states is making their private and their public assistance networks collapse and has brought imminent risk of spreading it to all regions of Brazil,” Brazil’s National Council of Health Secretaries said Monday in an open let
  
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• Police: Body of Ohio 6-year-old sought after killed, put in river

  01-03-2021 22:23
  
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  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (CNN) - The search for a missing boy in Ohio has turned into a recovery mission.Officials are now looking for the remains of the 6-year-old after his parents say they dumped his body in a river."He was just the sweetest little boy," Lisa Gosney, the 6-year-old's aunt said.That from a woman who says she's the aunt of little James Hutchinson and the sister of the woman now charged with James' murder.29-year-old Brittany Gosney is charged with murder, abuse of a corp
  
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• United Methodist conservatives detail plans for a breakaway

  01-03-2021 22:19
  
  Conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church have unveiled plans to form a new denomination called the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage. The move could hasten the long-expected breakup of America’s largest mainline Protestant denomination over differing approaches to LGBTQ inclusion. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the church’s General Conference — at which the schism would be debated — has been postponed for t
  
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• Intruder raises questions about Mexican president’s security

  01-03-2021 22:16
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — An intruder burst into Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily morning news conference, approached him and spoke with the leader for a while before an aide accompanied the man into a back office to listen to his complaint. Journalists at Mexico City’s National Palace were surprised to see the man pop out from behind a room divider behind López Obrador in the vast conference hall and come close enough to touch the president.
  
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• Stocks rally on Wall Street, S&P 500 has best day since June

  01-03-2021 22:13
  
  Stocks rallied on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 to its biggest gain in nine months. The 2.4% jump in the benchmark index Monday followed back-to-back weekly losses and came as investors were relieved to see long-term interest rates easing lower in the bond market. Higher interest rates can slow down economic growth and discourage borrowing. Investors were also watching Washington as a big economic stimulus bill advanced to the Senate. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.43% after
  
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• No sign of arson found at Newman’s camp; cause undetermined

  01-03-2021 22:11
  
  ASHFORD, Conn. (AP) — A police investigation into the fire that tore through the Hole in the Wall Gang camp for seriously ill children in Connecticut could not determine the cause but found no indication it was set intentionally. The Feb. 12 fire destroyed several buildings at the camp in Ashford founded by the late actor Paul Newman. Officials say the investigation concluded the cause of the blaze is undetermined. The camp plans to replace the lost structures with a larger single-level co
  
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• Utah LGBTQ+ nonprofit group to expand after $4M donations

  01-03-2021 22:09
  
  PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah nonprofit that provides resources for LGBTQ+ youth will expand to other states after receiving $4 million in donations. The donations to the nonprofit Encircle announced last week include a $2 million donation from Qualtrics founder and Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith and his wife Ashley Smith, and $1 million from Apple. Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds and his wife Aja Volkman will donate Reynolds’ childhood home in Las Vegas, which is valued at about $1 mill
  
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• Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access

  01-03-2021 22:08
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia have muscled legislation through the state House that would roll back voting access. It was passed over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest. The bill comes after record turnout led to Democratic wins in Georgia’s presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs. House Bill 531 passed 97-72 and now goes to the state Senate for more debate. The far-reaching bill would require a photo ID fo
  
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• Las Vegas panel seeks ideas on mass shooting memorial

  01-03-2021 22:01
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A panel planning a permanent memorial to the 2017 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip is making a nationwide call for ideas about how best to remember the 58 people killed and thousands affected by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Officials on Monday launched a website questionnaire to collect comments until March 14 about issues such as where a memorial should be located. Clark County officials say ticket sales suggested that as many as two-thirds of the 22
  
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• Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M

  01-03-2021 22:00
  
  LONDON (AP) — A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie has sold for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britain’s World War II leader. “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” sold at Christie’s auction house Monday for 8,285,000 pounds ($11,590,715). The previous record price for a Churchill painting was just under 1.8 million pounds. The image of the 12th-century mosque in Marrakech is a piece of both pol
  
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• Chief: Shooting of 3 Kansas police officers was not a trap

  01-03-2021 22:00
  
  LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say it appears a shooting that injured three Wichita police officers over the weekend was not a premediated trap. Wichita Chief Gordon Ramsay said Monday that a shotgun without a target guard was left in the pocket of a recliner with several other items. Some type of bump caused the gun to go off, hitting three officers in the legs while they were searching the house on Saturday. Officers arrested 46-year-old James Hathorn and 43-year-old Tiffa
  
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• Biden says workers in Alabama have a right to vote on union

  01-03-2021 21:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said workers in Alabama and across the country have the right to join a union without intimidation from their companies. His comments come as Amazon workers in the state are voting on whether they should unionize. In a two-minute video posted to Twitter, Biden didn’t mention Amazon by name, or say how workers should vote. When asked about the video in a briefing Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the president believes that workers
  
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• Milan designers hit reset button during digital fashion week

  01-03-2021 21:49
  
  MILAN (AP) — Fashion is off the hamster wheel, taking a deep breath that is allowing some freshness to seep into the once relentless cycle.  Milan Fashion Week of mostly womenswear previews for next fall and winter wrapped a nearly all-digital edition on Monday. And while the bustle of live shows with the parade of itinerate fashionistas decamping from New York to London to Milan and finally Paris was missed, designers also found new inspiration in the quiet. The post Milan desig
  
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• 2 teens dead after shootout, short police chase in Oklahoma

  01-03-2021 21:46
  
  MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Police in eastern Oklahoma say two 17-year-old suspects are dead after a short police chase. Muskogee Police said in a statement a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed by police and a 17-year-old boy shot and killed himself during the incident Sunday afternoon. Police have not released the teens’ names, but said in a press release they’re believed to be runaways from Nebraska. After spotting the stolen truck, a short chase ensued until the vehicle crashed
  
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• Colombia 1st in Americas to get vaccines from UN program

  01-03-2021 21:34
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has became the first country in the Americas to receive a shipment of coronavirus vaccines from the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative. The program is meant to ensure that the world’s most vulnerable people are inoculated, but so far, it has struggled to assist nations around the globe. Monday’s arrival of 117,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine comes a few days after the anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 found in the region. Co
  
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• More Vaccine Appointments Scheduled To Begin Sunday at UA

  01-03-2021 21:32
  
  Additional vaccine appointments beginning Sunday for the University of Arizona POD will be made available soon, said UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins at a press conference this morning. …
  
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• More Vaccine Appointments Scheduled To Begin at UA on March 7

  01-03-2021 21:32
  
  Additional vaccine appointments beginning Sunday for the University of Arizona POD will be made available soon, said UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins at a press conference this morning. …
  
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• USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine

  01-03-2021 21:31
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Biden administration has put the brakes on an exchange of federal land in eastern Arizona that would clear the way for a massive copper mine. Congress mandated the national forest land east of Phoenix to be turned over to Resolution Copper no more than 60 days after the publication of an environmental review. The document was published in the final days of the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday it’s pulling back the docume
  
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• AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China’s rise

  01-03-2021 21:10
  
  An artificial intelligence commission led by Google’s former CEO told Congress on Monday that the U.S. must boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing “AI-enabled” weapons. Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and current executives from Google, Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon are among the 15 members of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, which released its final report Monday. The report says that machines that can “perceive, decide,
  
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• Cuomo sends letter authorizing probe of harassment claims

  01-03-2021 21:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general said she’s moving forward with an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after receiving a letter from his office authorizing her to take charge of the probe. The referral letter was sent Monday. It allows Attorney General Letitia James to deputize an outside law firm to conduct the inquiry with full subpoena power. When the investigation is finished, the findings will be disclosed in a public repor
  
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• US announces $125 million defense aid package for Ukraine

  01-03-2021 21:03
  
  WAHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it is providing a new $125 million aid package to Ukraine, including two armed patrol boats to help the country defend its territorial waters. But an additional $150 million in aid approved by Congress will not be provided until Ukraine shows what the Pentagon called “sufficient progress” on defense reforms. The new aid package also includes radars for countering artillery as well as continued support for satellite imagery and analysis capabil
  
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• EU envoy in Pristina to urge Kosovo, Serbia to resume talks

  01-03-2021 21:02
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s special envoy for talks between Serbia and Kosovo have started a visit to Pristina for meetings with local leaders on resuming dialogue between the two countries. Miroslav Lajcak arrived Monday in Kosovo’s capital, where he will meet top leaders during his three-day visit. Lajcak was due to meet with Albin Kurti, who is expected to become Kosovo’s new prime minister after his Self-Determination Movement Party won the Feb. 14 pa
  
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• Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews

  01-03-2021 20:54
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to the country’s religious establishment, ruling that people who convert to Judaism through the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel also are Jewish and entitled to become citizens. The landmark decision Monday drew a swift dismissal from ultra-religious leaders. Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau says the court’s decision doesn’t change anything. But leaders of the non-Orthodox movements
  
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