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• Brazil justice annuls Lula’s sentences, enabling 2022 run

  08-03-2021 23:58
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — A justice from Brazil’s top court has annulled all sentences against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. For now at least, that restores his political rights and potentially allows him to run for the presidency in next year’s election. Justice Luiz Edson Fachin wrote in his decision that the court that sentenced da Silva twice for corruption and money laundering didn’t have the jurisdiction to put the leftist leader on trial. Both convictio
  
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• Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

  08-03-2021 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive coronavirus relief plan working its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty. It sets up a potential political showdown with Republicans over an issue that Democrats believe could drive significant wins for the party in the midterm elections and beyond. The American Rescue Plan temporarily raises the child tax credit, now
  
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• Girl using lemonade stand to fund brain surgery in recovery

  08-03-2021 23:53
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A 7-year-old Alabama girl who used a lemonade stand to help raise money for her own brain surgery has undergone a successful operation. Elizabeth Scott says in a Facebook post that daughter Liza Scott’s surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital on Monday was “uneventful.” She says Liza was alert and talking in the recovery room afterward. Doctors last month determined that a series of seizures Liza began having were caused by cerebral malformatio
  
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• Biden’s big relief package a bet gov’t can help cure America

  08-03-2021 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help. That sentiment became a well-worn punchline under Ronald Reagan and shaped the politics of both parties for the past four decades. But now Biden is staking his presidency on the idea that the government can use his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan to stop a pandemic and jobs crisis and catapult the country forward to tackle the issues of poverty and inequality.
  
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• Worker died after being struck by railroad maintenance gear in Vail

  08-03-2021 23:49
  
  NTSBVAIL, Ariz. (AP) - Investigators say a Union Pacific Railroad employee who died five weeks ago in an on-the-job accident in southern Arizona was struck by a piece of by maintenance equipment that's used to tamp on wood crossties that sit underneath tracks.
  In a preliminary report released Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board said Union Pacific employee James Morgan was inspecting crossties on Jan. 31 near Vail, Arizona, and had been walking between the rails and the front of the
  
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• Oprah’s deft royal interview shows why she’s still the queen

  08-03-2021 23:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — There were royal victims and villains in Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. But there was only one immediate and clear winner: the American media queen. While the couple drew both strong support and rebukes for detailing why they fled Britain and their royal roles, Winfrey burnished her stature as a master interviewer with Sunday’s special that rivaled “The Crown”’ for drama and heartache. She was in her element, breaking news
  
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• $40M gender equality fund by Gates, Scott announce finalists

  08-03-2021 23:34
  
  A gender equality philanthropic initiative spearheaded by Melinda Gates’ investment company, with support from MacKenzie Scott, has announced 10 project finalists for $40 million in funding slated to be awarded this summer. The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge, which is hosted by Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, said on International Women’s Day the finalists include women-led projects aiming to support victims of domestic violence, increase the influence of Black women in the South
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: Massachusetts nurses go on strike over staffing

  08-03-2021 23:32
  
  Here’s what’s happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
  THE NUMBERS:
  VACCINES: More than 60 million people, or 18.1% of the U.S. population, have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 31.2 million people have completed their vaccination, or 9.4% of the population.
  CASES: According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the seven-day rolling average for daily new cases in the U.S. decrea
  
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• 2 women cited in fight inside Scottsdale Bath & Body Works

  08-03-2021 23:31
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say two women have been cited for their involvement in a fight inside a Scottsdale Bath & Body Works store that gained attention on social media. Scottsdale police said Monday that 25-year-old Briana Johnson and 45-year- old Johlyn O’Daniel were given citations for assault and disorderly conduct before leaving the shop. A scuffle broke out on Saturday in the store, which is  inside Scottsdale Fashion Square. Someone posted video of part o
  
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• Georgia Senate passes bill to nix no-excuse absentee voting

  08-03-2021 23:29
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Senate has narrowly passed a Republican-backed bill that would end no-excuse absentee voting. The bill passed 29-20 on Monday, the deadline that bills must generally pass out of one chamber to remain alive for the session. Senate Bill 241 would limit absentee voting to people 65 and older, those with a disability and people who will be out of town on Election Day. It would end broad no-excuse absentee voting introduced by the Republican-led legislature
  
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• Judge hears arguments on temporary block of SC abortion law

  08-03-2021 23:17
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge said Monday that a decision will come shortly on whether to suspend a new South Carolina law banning abortions through the end of a legal challenge from Planned Parenthood. U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis put a temporary restraining order on the law that expires March 19. The law requires doctors to perform ultrasounds to check for a heartbeat in the fetus, which can typically be detected about six weeks after conception. If one is detected, the
  
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• COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

  08-03-2021 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress. Winners include those covered by “Obamacare” or now signing up, self-employed people who buy their own insurance and don’t currently get federal help, laid-off workers struggling to retain employer coverage, and most anyone who collects unemployment. Potentially many more could benefit
  
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• The Latest: Wyoming Gov. to lift mask mandate March 16

  08-03-2021 23:00
  
  CHEYANNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon says the state will join a handful of others that have lifted mask-wearing mandates to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The changes take effect March 16.Also being lifted are requirements for bars, restaurants, theaters and gyms, where employees must wear masks and customers not seated in small groups have to keep 6 feet apart.Gordon cites Wyoming’s declining number of COVID-19 cases and its success in distributing vaccines as reasons to
  
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• More sports books launching online casinos in the U.S.

  08-03-2021 23:00
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Companies that are well-known for conducting online sports betting are branching out into the online casino business. The latest such deal was announced Monday when FanDuel and Boyd Gaming Corp. said they would launch online casino operations using an iconic gambling brand from years gone by. The companies will operate Stardust-themed online casinos in New Jersey and Pennsylvania later this year, pending regulatory approval in both states. Other online sports boo
  
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• Wildfire is forcing evacuations near Arizona’s Tonto Basin

  08-03-2021 22:58
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Gila County Sheriff’s Office is conducting evacuations with a wildfire threatening some structures near Tonto Basin. Arizona State Forestry officials say the fire was estimated at 50 acres northwest of Roosevelt Lake on Monday afternoon and is believed to be human caused. There is no immediate information on how many people need to be evacuated. Tonto National Forest rangers have responded to the wildfire along with fire engines and hand crews. Authorities say Stat
  
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• Michelle Obama, Mia Hamm among 9 chosen for Women’s HOF

  08-03-2021 22:57
  
  SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama and soccer star Mia Hamm have been chosen for the National Women’s Hall of Fame. They are part of a Class of 2021 announced Monday that also includes former PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi and retired Brig. Gen. Rebecca Halstead, who commanded in combat as the first female commanding general at the strategic level in Iraq. Also to be inducted during an Oct. 2 ceremony are the late NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, the
  
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• NYPD posts discipline records, critics say many still hidden

  08-03-2021 22:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Disciplinary records of New York City police officers are now a matter of public record — but critics say officials are still keeping the vast majority of misconduct hidden. The NYPD, acting Monday on a recent appeals court decision, posted a long-awaited online database of officer disciplinary histories, as well as decisions from the department’s internal disciplinary hearing process. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals last month lifted a temporary restraining or
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued March 8 at 2:50PM MST until March 9 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  08-03-2021 22:50
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM MST Tuesday.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Southeastern portion of Fire Weather Zone 151.Most of Fire Weather Zones 152 and 154.
  * TIMING…1 PM to 7 PM MST Tuesday
  * WINDS…Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40-45 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…10 to 15 pct.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have thepotential to spread rapidly.
  * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE H
  
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• Fiery chants for justice from marchers at Chauvin trial

  08-03-2021 22:48
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered outside a fortified courthouse in Minneapolis for the first day of the trial of a former police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. They chanted “No justice, no peace!” during the rally Monday, and one speaker implored the jury yet to be chosen to “do the right thing” and convict Derek Chauvin in Floyd’s May 25 death. As the judge and attorneys convened high above street level, one organizer lamented th
  
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• NY attorney general names team that will investigate Cuomo

  08-03-2021 22:47
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday appointed a former federal prosecutor and an employment lawyer to investigate allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed female aides. Joon Kim was the acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan for parts of 2017 and 2018. He’ll join the employment lawyer Anne Clark in conducting the probe. James said the pair are “independent, legal experts who have decades of experience conducting investigations and fighti
  
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• Man accused of threatening Cleaver will remain in prison

  08-03-2021 22:47
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge says that a southwest Missouri man who threatened U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri will remain in prison. Kenneth Hubert, of Marionville, appeared at a detention hearing Monday in Springfield. He is charged with threatening to harm or kill Cleaver on Jan. 7.  He pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say he called Cleaver’s office in Independence, used a racial slur and mentioned putting a noose around Cleaver’s neck. Cleaver is Black.
  
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• Emails: FBI was looking for gold at Pennsylvania dig site

  08-03-2021 22:35
  
  The FBI was looking for an extremely valuable cache of U.S. government gold when agents excavated a remote site in Pennsylvania three years ago this month. That’s according to government emails and other recently released documents in the case. The FBI has long refused to confirm why exactly it went digging, saying only that agents were there for a court-authorized excavation of a potential “cultural heritage site.” The FBI says the dig came up empty, but the father-son duo who
  
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• US offers residency to Venezuelans and will review sanctions

  08-03-2021 22:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review the U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating the South American nation. The administration announced Monday that it would allow Venezuelans already in the country to apply for temporary protected status. An estimated 320,000 Venezuelans would be eligible to live and work in the country for 18 months as a result. A
  
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• Wall Street finishes mixed as tech slump offsets other gains

  08-03-2021 22:10
  
  Wall Street ended mixed as slumps in several Big Tech companies offset gains in many other parts of the market. Because of their huge size, the drops in Apple, Google’s parent company and other major technology stocks pulled the S&P 500 to a loss of 0.5%  Monday even though more stocks rose than fell in the index. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%. Technology companies have been sliding in recent weeks as investors start to doubt wh
  
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• The University of Arizona Will Celebrate the Class of 2021 . . . and maybe 2020

  08-03-2021 22:09
  
  The University of Arizona will celebrate spring 2021 commencement with a series of in-person ceremonies with the hope of honoring graduates of 2020 as well, UA President Robert C. Robbins said Monday morning. …
  
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• Academy Museum to honor Sophia Loren, Haile Gerima at gala

  08-03-2021 22:02
  
  The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is assembling a star-studded cast for its opening gala in September. Italian screen legend Sophia Loren and independent filmmaker Haile Gerima will be honored with special awards, and Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and Bob Iger will be saluted for their efforts to raise $388 million for the long gestating museum, the organization said Monday.  The gala will be held on Sept. 25 as the kick-off to a week of celebration’s leading up to the museum’s
  
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• Group sues N Carolina over end to Confederate license plate

  08-03-2021 21:51
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has filed a lawsuit over the state’s decision to stop issuing license plates bearing the Confederate battle flag. According to WRAL, the state commander for the group says the state Division of Motor Vehicles never discussed the move with him or the organization’s attorneys, despite numerous inquiries about why no new Confederate plates had been sent out for months. Stone alleges that North
  
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• Humane Society Advances To Sensational 16 In March Muttness

  08-03-2021 21:50
  
  The Humane Society of Southern Arizona has advanced to the next round in this year's March Muttness. …
  
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• 15K appointments available at UArizona state-run pod

  08-03-2021 21:40
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - The University of Arizona says it will have administered 50,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end on Monday.
  As of Monday afternoon, thousands of appointments remain available.
  About 13,000 appointments opened to eligible Arizonans, those 65 and older, Saturday morning.
  Currently, there are about 5,000 open appointments at the UArizona state-run pod through Sunday.
  The @uarizona vaccine pod has appointments left to book thru Sunday. Yo
  
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• N. Arizona meets Portland St. in Big Sky tourney

  08-03-2021 21:30
  
  No. 10 seed Northern Arizona (5-15, 4-10) vs. No. 7 seed Portland State (9-12, 6-8)
  Big Sky Conference Tourney First Round, Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona is set to match up against Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament. Portland State lost 73-54 to Southern Utah on Saturday, while Northern Arizona fell 92-62 against Southern Utah on Feb. 2.
  SENIOR STUDS: Portland State’s James Scott, Khalid Thomas and Paris Daws
  
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• Judge ends shooting case against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend

  08-03-2021 21:15
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A judge in Kentucky has signed an order permanently closing a criminal case against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend. Kenneth Walker shot a police officer during the deadly raid that killed Taylor last March. Prosecutors dismissed an attempted murder of a police officer charge against Walker in May. But they left open the opportunity to revisit the charge against Walker if new evidence surfaced. Judge Olu Stevens’ order on Monday dismissed the 2020 indictment a
  
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• FBI arrests 2, including Stone bodyguard, in Capitol riot

  08-03-2021 21:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two more men wanted in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol have been arrested — including one who reportedly served as a bodyguard to former President Donald Trump’s longtime confidant, Roger Stone. The FBI said Monday that Roberto Minuta and Isaac Steve Sturgeon were taken into federal custody. Minuta is accused of breaching the Capitol grounds and berating police officers. The New York Times previously reported he had provided security to Stone in the hours be
  
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• Kingman’s computer system still reeling after a cyberattack

  08-03-2021 20:57
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — More than a week after a cyberattack, Kingman officials say the city’s computer system still is not fully operational. The Feb. 26 attack from an unknown source knocked down the system with results that included no access to email and loss of customers’ ability to pay utility bills online. In a statement Monday, city spokeswoman Coleen Haines said the Kingman Information Technology department has made significant progress toward bringing the network back o
  
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• The Latest: First COVID-19 patient in Conn. reflects on year

  08-03-2021 20:52
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. — The first Connecticut resident to be diagnosed with COVID-19 says he is still coping with health problems one year, but the experience has brought a new optimism to his life.
  Chris Tillett, a former Wilton, Connecticut, resident, tested positive for COVID-19 on March 8, 2020, and spent three weeks at Danbury Hospital, including 10 days in a coma and on a ventilator. Doctors used experimental treatments, including anti-malaria and anti-HIV drugs, in efforts to save his lif
  
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• Joshua Tree National Park expects spring to bring crowding

  08-03-2021 20:47
  
  JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The National Park Service is expecting the high popularity of Joshua Tree National Park to continue this spring and is urging visitors to anticipate congestion. March and April are usually the busiest times at the park in the Southern California desert, a drive of about 140 miles east of Los Angeles. Officials say a typical spring day includes a line to get in, limited parking and full campgrounds. Recent years have seen an enormous increase in the
  
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• Dallas to probe why cop accused of murder stayed on job

  08-03-2021 20:46
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas’s mayor has formed a committee to investigate why a police officer was allowed to remain on active duty for more than a year and a half after he was implicated in two 2017 killings. Mayor Eric Johnson established the city council committee Monday following the arrest last week of Bryan Riser on two charges of capital murder. Its creation comes after days of questions as to why the veteran officer was kept on patrol after being identified as a “person of int
  
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• Woman dies after being stabbed Sunday at Tucson motel, suspect sought

  08-03-2021 20:44
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A woman in her 20s died after being stabbed Sunday on Tucson's west side. Tucson police are now looking for the suspect.
  Officers were dispatched to the Terrace Motel at 631 W. Miracle Mile just after 12:30 a.m.
  According to Tucson Police Department, officers located 21-year-old Nicole Collins with "numerous lacerations and stab wounds."
  On Monday, TPD said the 21-year-old died upon arrival at the hospital.
  Police are now searching for 34-year-old Bruce Fairbanks Spring. A felony
  
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• UN urges Yemen’s rebels to allow access to injured migrants

  08-03-2021 20:43
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency has urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to allow access to dozens of migrants injured in a fire at an overcrowded detention center in the capital. Some 900 migrants, most of them from Ethiopia, were detained at a facility in Sanaa, which is controlled by the rebels. More than 170 migrants were injured, including over 90 in serious condition, the IOM said. At least eight people were announced dead on Sunday, but the actual death tall remained unconfirmed
  
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• Arizona high court: Man can sue for health privacy breach

  08-03-2021 20:41
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court says warehouse store chain Costco can be sued for privacy violations by a Phoenix-area man who alleges a pharmacist joked with his ex-wife about an erectile dysfunction prescription he had twice canceled. Monday’s high court ruling allows the man’s lawsuit to proceed, but sets a high bar for him to win: He must show by “clear and convincing” evidence that the store and its pharmacist did not act in good faith. The ruling is i
  
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• Push to oust judge over absentee vote ruling sparks outcry

  08-03-2021 20:36
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Almost every Tennessee House Republican says hearings should be held for the removal of a judge who expanded absentee voting in the 2020 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The push against Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle has sparked warnings from legal experts that lawmakers were seriously considering an unprecedented breach of judicial independence. The resolution would create a House-Senate panel to recommend whether or not to remove the judge. Sep
  
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• Brazilian justice annuls sentences against Lula da Silva

  08-03-2021 20:30
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — A justice from Brazil’s top court on Monday annulled all sentences against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which for now restores his political rights and allows him to run for the presidency in next year’s election. Justice Luiz Edson Fachin wrote in his decision that the court in the city of Curitiba, which sentenced da Silva twice for corruption and money laundering, didn’t have the jurisdiction to put the leftist leader on trial. Bo
  
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• Israel celebrates 5 millionth coronavirus vaccination

  08-03-2021 20:29
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s leaders celebrated the country’s 5 millionth coronavirus vaccination on the same day the government began vaccinating Palestinian laborers who work in the country. The time lag has drawn international criticism and highlighted global disparities. There was no indication Monday the two events were coordinated, but their split-screen quality offered a stark contrast between Israel’s world-leading vaccination blitz and the plight of 5 million
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why battle over a murder charge in Floyd’s death

  08-03-2021 20:23
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis officer accused in the death of George Floyd is on hold while a court considers whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge. Derek Chauvin is already facing a second-degree unintentional murder charge and a manslaughter charge. But there’s an active appeal on whether the third charge, which was dropped by a judge, can be restored. The reason is simple: reinstating the count could increase the prosecution&rsq
  
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• Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut

  08-03-2021 20:22
  
  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city have come out for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighborhood. The students and other civilians in Yangon earlier took part in one of the many daily protests across the country against the military’s seizure of power last month that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Earlier in t
  
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• Greg Lansing out as men’s basketball coach at Indiana State

  08-03-2021 20:22
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State will not extend the contract of men’s basketball coach Greg Lansing. Lansing was 181-164 in 11 seasons with the Sycamores, including 15-10 this season. Athletic director Sherard Clinkscales says “it is simply time” for new leadership. The Sycamores won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and played in the NCAA tournament during Lansing’s first season. He had six winning seasons. Lansing’s final game was a loss Satur
  
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• Dutch prime minister extends his country’s pandemic lockdown

  08-03-2021 20:21
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch prime minister has extended his country’s tough coronavirus lockdown until the end of the month. But Mark Rutte added a note of hope to his message to a pandemic-weary nation on Monday. He predicted that a “tipping point is coming when the vaccine gains the upper hand over the virus.” Rutte was speaking a week before a parliamentary election in the Netherlands. He is seeking a fourth term that could make him the longest-serving Dutc
  
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• Worker died after being struck by railroad maintenance gear

  08-03-2021 20:20
  
  VAIL, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators say a Union Pacific Railroad employee who died five weeks ago in an on-the-job accident in southern Arizona was struck by a piece of by maintenance equipment that’s used to tamp on wood crossties that sit underneath tracks. In a preliminary report released Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board said Union Pacific employee James Morgan was inspecting crossties on Jan. 31 near Vail, Arizona, and had been walking between the rails and the front
  
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• Explosive Harry, Meghan interview reverberates across globe

  08-03-2021 20:20
  
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  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan’s explosive TV interview has divided people around the world, rocking an institution that is struggling to modernize with claims of racism and callousness toward a woman struggling with suicidal thoughts. During the two-hour appearance with Oprah Winfrey, Harry also revealed the problems had ruptured
  
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• US presents warring Afghan sides with draft peace agreement

  08-03-2021 20:17
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans involved in peace talks say the Biden administration has presented an eight-page draft peace agreement to the country’s warring sides for review and told them to come to Turkey in coming weeks ready to move on it. The draft was obtained by The Associated Press on Monday. The document outlines the terms of a cease-fire and its enforcement. It also calls for the protection of the rights of women, children and minorities and envisions a truth and reconc
  
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• Top Brazilian judge annuls corruption sentences of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

  08-03-2021 20:10
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Top Brazilian judge annuls corruption sentences of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.The post Top Brazilian judge annuls corruption sentences of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appeared first on KVOA.
  
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