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• Man charged in NJ slaying, questioned in 4 New Mexico deaths

  10-03-2021 23:57
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey.Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis on Wednesday morning after a manhunt stretching from New Jersey to Missouri. Wednesday afternoon, authorities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, charged the 47-year-old with murder, robbery, burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and other offenses in the death of 66-year
  
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• Local vaccinologist reacts to CDC’s interim recommendations for fully-vaccinated people

  10-03-2021 23:49
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released "interim" recommendations for individuals who have been fully vaccinated on Monday. Dr. Gregory Poland, Mayo Clinic vaccinologist commented on the CDC’s recommendations by reiterating that they are guidance, not guidelines. He also noted that the CDC’s recommendations do not pertain to healthcare settings, congregate living spaces or medium to large gatherings.In addition, Poland said high-risk ind
  
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• Biden boosts US vaccine stockpile as world waits

  10-03-2021 23:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has directed his administration to order another 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, growing a likely U.S. surplus of doses later this year when much of the rest of the world struggles with deep shortages. Even before Wednesday’s order, the U.S. was to have enough approved vaccine delivered by mid-May to cover every adult and enough for 400 million people total by the end of July. Enough doses to cover 200 million
  
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• UN calls for reversal of Myanmar coup and condemns violence

  10-03-2021 23:43
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is unanimously calling for a reversal of the military coup in Myanmar and strongly condemning the violence against peaceful protesters. The U.N.’s most powerful body also called for “utmost restraint” by the military. A presidential statement approved by all 15 council memberswas formally adopted at a virtual meeting Wednesday. The British-drafted statement calls for the immediate release of government leaders including Stat
  
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• New bill in California looks to fine retailers for not complying with gender-neutral toy departments

  10-03-2021 23:34
  
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) - Barbie dolls and monster trucks may soon be sharing shelves in California.Two lawmakers in the Golden State introduced a bill to eliminate "boys" and "girls" sections in stores."He likes to play with dolls and whatever and it's not hurting anybody. So putting them together not really gonna make a difference," a shopper said.When it comes to music, do not have to go to different aisles to shop.Now two state lawmakers are wondering why toys should be any different.They are push
  
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• Homebound people have been having difficulties getting COVID-19 vaccines

  10-03-2021 23:31
  
  TUCSON - As the vaccine becomes more available through pods and distribution centers one group is worried that have been forgotten about. How is the County planning on getting the vaccine to homebound patients?The problem with distributing vaccines to homebound patients is that the vaccine requires two shots and not enough nurses to go around to homes.
  Margarita Fisher was recently able to get a vaccine. Her husband though is sick with cancer and has been worried about getting him
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why jurors can’t be dismissed based on their race

  10-03-2021 23:27
  
  The issue of race looms over the trial of a white former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death last May of George Floyd, a Black man. The racial makeup of the jury being chosen now to decide Derek Chauvin’s fate is being closely scrutinized. Attorneys are forbidden by law from rejecting potential jurors solely due to their race. But veteran observers of the legal process say there are plenty of ways attorneys can indirectly try to shape the jury’s makeup, including on race,
  
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• Texas AG says probe to continue despite Twitter lawsuit

  10-03-2021 23:26
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a lawsuit by Twitter won’t deter his office from investigating the content moderation practices of the social media giant and four other major technology companies. Twitter sued the Republican official this week in an effort to halt his probe, which. Twitter says Paxton launched in retaliation for the company banning the account of former President Donald Trump following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. After the ri
  
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• The claims against Cuomo: A look at the women’s allegations

  10-03-2021 23:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward six women, including several former staffers in his administration but also someone he met purely socially. The accusations range from unwanted kisses and other physical gestures to unwelcome personal questions about sex and dating. The Democratic governor has said he “never touched anyone inappropriately” and “never made any inappropriate advances&
  
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• The Latest: SC nursing homes can open indoor visitation

  10-03-2021 23:20
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — A year into the coronavirus pandemic, more people can now spend time with family members and friends in South Carolina nursing homes and residential care facilities after state officials updated visitation guidelines Wednesday.
  Most of the state’s nursing homes will have to allow in-person, indoor visitation after federal authorities approved the changed guidelines, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced.
  “Too many South Car
  
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• Ruling could put 3rd-degree murder charge in play for ex-cop

  10-03-2021 23:16
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a former Minneapolis police officer who is trying to block a third-degree murder charge from being reinstated in George Floyd’s death. At issue is whether the conviction of another former police officer in an unrelated case established a precedent for prosecutors to restore a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin that the trial judge dismissed earlier. The high court’s decision left ope
  
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• Third party joins Plano police to investigate racist claims

  10-03-2021 23:15
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Texas school leaders and officials said a third party will be hired to investigate allegations of racist bullying and abuse against a Black 13-year-old boy during a sleepover after claims that he was invited only to entertain his white classmates. The Dallas Morning News reports the boy’s mother made the videos public because she wasn’t getting the help she needed from the Plano district and officials at Haggard Middle School. She and her attorney have presented a
  
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• Biden immediately begins selling virus aid plan to public

  10-03-2021 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden’s first legislative victory. The president tweeted moments after the bill passed that “Help is here — and brighter days lie ahead.” He’ll make the first prime-time address of his presidency on Thursday and will use the moment to describe how p
  
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• US hits IS groups in Mozambique, Congo with terror sanctions

  10-03-2021 23:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has designated two Islamic State affiliates in Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo as “foreign terrorist organizations,” imposing wide-ranging sanctions on the groups. The sanctions announced Wednesday by the State and Treasury departments freeze any assets the groups may have in U.S. jurisdictions and bar Americans from doing business with them. Perhaps more significantly, foreign entities doing business with either will n
  
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• Gambler pleads guilty to threatening Tampa Bay Rays players

  10-03-2021 23:10
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays. Court records show that 24-year-old Benjamin Tucker Patz pleaded guilty Wednesday in Tampa federal court to transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce. No sentencing date was immediately set. A criminal complaint says Patz made numerous violent threats in 2019 against athletes and their family members through anonymous Insta
  
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• California murder suspect mistakenly released from custody

  10-03-2021 23:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A murder suspect was mistakenly released from custody in Southern California Tuesday afternoon and is still at large. Steven Manzo was charged with fatally shooting a man in Long Beach in 2018. He was arrested a year ago and had been incarcerated since then. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday informed Long Beach police that Manzo had been released from custody. Officers have been unable to locate him. Court and jail records indicate his ca
  
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• Minnesota Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-cop trying to block third-degree murder charge in George Floyd’s death

  10-03-2021 23:03
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-cop trying to block third-degree murder charge in George Floyd’s death.The post Minnesota Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-cop trying to block third-degree murder charge in George Floyd’s death appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Houston area flood control effort facing $1.4B shortfall

  10-03-2021 22:59
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say that flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing a $1.4 billion shortfall that could delay their completion. Experts and community advocates say the projects facing the largest financial shortfalls are in some of the area’s poorest neighborhoods that have repeatedly flooded in recent decades and have not received the same amount of funding for flood mitigation as other local communities. The Ha
  
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• Layoffs, upheaval at Zacharias ministry roiled by scandal

  10-03-2021 22:55
  
  The global Christian ministry founded by the late Ravi Zacharias says it will suspend fundraising, lay off 60% of its staff and overhaul its mission in the wake of revelations about sexual misconduct by the late author and speaker. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries will transform from a global team of speakers making the case for Christianity to become a grant-making entity directing funds to preaching the Gospel, preventing sexual abuse and caring for victims. Wednesday’s announceme
  
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• Avdalovic lifts N. Arizona by Portland St. 77-66 in Big Sky

  10-03-2021 22:55
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Luke Avdalovic had a career-high 26 points on 7-of-10 3-point shooting and 10th-seeded Northern Arizona topped seventh-seeded Portland State 77-66 in the first round of the Big Sky Conference tournament. The Lumberjacks, who picked up their first tourney win since 2015, take on second-seeded Eastern Washington in a Thursday quarterfinal game. Khalid Thomas led the Vikings with 19 points and seven rebounds.The post Avdalovic lifts N. Arizona by Portland St. 77-66 in Big
  
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• UN: Too little of recovery spending fights climate change

  10-03-2021 22:52
  
  A new United Nations report says the world is spending unprecedented amounts of money to bounce back from the pandemic and economic shock, but too little of it is building a greener world. Wednesday’s report says only 18% of long-term recovery spending will help fight global warming and heal nature. Experts say this is a missed opportunity. The U.S. has been more short-term oriented and ranks behind Germany, Denmark and Norway, but ahead of the United Kingdom, Australia and Russia in perce
  
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• Arizona Senate still working to set up election audit

  10-03-2021 22:47
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican Senate president says she’s narrowed the search for a firm to do a full audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results won by President Joe Biden. She also plans to invite Democrats to participate. Senate President Karen Fann said Wednesday there are many details still to be worked two weeks after a judge sided with the Senate in a fight over access to ballots from Maricopa County’s election. They include just who the Senate wil
  
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• Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participation

  10-03-2021 22:46
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery have killed legislation that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue beyond August in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. But current Idaho law only allows lotteries in the state that are played by people in the U.S. and
  
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• Washington farm exports hampered by cargo-container shortage

  10-03-2021 22:44
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Farm exporters in Washington state have been left with stockpiles of product and idle trucks as the pandemic has created a shortage of cargo containers. The Seattle Times reported that the shortage is the latest problem the pandemic has caused the global trade system. Americans’ spending with online retailers has resulted in a surge of imports from Asia. Shipping companies are now quickly sending empty containers back to Asia to accommodate the surge rather than refill
  
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• Florida lawmakers move to ban absentee ballot drop boxes

  10-03-2021 22:44
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A measure that would ban drop boxes for absentee ballots is advancing in the Florida Legislature. The measure is hailed by Republicans as a reset for the state’s vote-by-mail system while affording another layer of security against fraud. But critics dismiss the effort as a power play by Republicans seeking to undo the advantage Democrats built in 2020. The measure would require millions of Florida voters to reapply for absentee ballots before next year&rsquo
  
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• US reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden

  10-03-2021 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the southwest border of the U.S. has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic. That’s presenting a challenge for President Joe Biden as he works to undo the restrictive immigration policies of his predecessor. Statistics released Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection show the number of children and families increasing by more than 100 percent between January and February. The number of
  
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• 2 men in their 20s are fatally shot on Tucson’s south side

  10-03-2021 22:36
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tucson say two men have been fatally shot on the city’s south side. They say officers were dispatched to the scene around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Police say two men in their 20s were located with obvious signs of gunshot trauma and died at the scene. The names of the men haven’t been released yet. Witnesses told police that they heard several shots go off in the neighborhood before a car came crashing into a cinder block wall around an apartment complex.
  
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• Police seek information in vandalism case in Oro Valley

  10-03-2021 22:28
  
  ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Police in Oro Valley are seeking information regarding a vandalism incident that caused $15,000 worth of damage earlier this month.
  In a tweet, Oro Valley Police Department said the incident happened the night of March 2 and the morning of March 3 in the First Avenue and Palisades Road area.
  According to OVPD, the vandalism included tire slashing and graffiti.
  They are asking anyone with information or video footage of the incident to call 520-229-4900.During the night
  
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• Idaho lawmakers end Powerball, fearing foreign participation

  10-03-2021 22:28
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery have killed legislation that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue beyond August in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. But current Idaho law only allows lotteries in the state that are played by people in the U.S. and
  
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• Slender Man attacker says she has reached treatment limits

  10-03-2021 22:27
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please internet horror character Slender Man seven years ago says she deserves to be released from a mental health facility because she’s reached the limits of treatment. Anissa Weier has asked Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren to release her from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She submitted a letter to Bohren on Wednesday saying that she’s forgiven herself for the attack, she won’t let
  
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• Top US, China officials to meet over intense divides

  10-03-2021 22:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will meet next week in their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office amid growing strains in the relationship between the world’s two largest economies. The White House and State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan will see China’s top foreign policy officials on March 18 in Alaska. In his first appearance before Congress since bein
  
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• AP: Invalidations of Meghan’s claims of racism hurt Black women

  10-03-2021 22:25
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Almost as soon as Meghan and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey aired, many were quick to deny the allegations of racism that Meghan says drove her to thoughts of suicide.
  As many Black women watched those social media conversations turn to questioning over whether racism affected treatment of Meghan by the British press and royal family, the headlines and discussions became painfully familiar.
  Many Black women say it was hard to watch Meghan's anguished recollectio
  
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• Thanks to Winfrey and royals, CBS morning show makes history

  10-03-2021 22:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS’ morning show beat ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ and NBC’s ‘Today’ show for the first time on record Monday and Oprah Winfrey deserves credit. Monday’s show featured Winfrey talking about her interview with Prince Harry and Meghan that aired the night before, along with outtakes of that talk. ‘CBS This Morning’ had nearly 4.8 million viewers on Monday, more than 2 million above what it gets on a normal day. Niel
  
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• Man who crashed gate where Canada’s Trudeau lives sentenced

  10-03-2021 22:16
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) —  A judge has sentenced a military reservist who crashed his truck through a gate on the grounds where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty last month. Corey Hurren had faced 21 weapons charges and one of threatening the prime minister. He pleaded guilty last month to seven weapons charges and one charge of mischief. Hurren drove a truck onto the grounds of where Trudeau lives on July 2 last year and rammed through th
  
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• The Latest: Georgia to expand vaccine eligibility on Monday

  10-03-2021 22:14
  
  ATLANTA — Georgia will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility starting Monday to everyone 55 and older, plus younger adults with serious health conditions.
  Gov. Brian Kemp made the announcement Wednesday as Georgia continued to post vaccination numbers that raise questions about the effectiveness of the state’s efforts to inoculate people against the respiratory illness.
  State figures show more than 800,000 doses of vaccine have shipped but not been administered, and that fewer shots we
  
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• Stocks mostly climb, except tech, as inflation worries ease

  10-03-2021 22:13
  
  Stocks are ending mostly higher on Wall Street as a benign reading on inflation led to long-term interest rates easing lower in the bond market. The S&P 500 added 0.6%, but a pullback in Big Tech stocks pulled the Nadsaq down slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high. A key measure of inflation came in lower than expected for February, helping to allay concerns that prices could rise too quickly as the economy recovers. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to
  
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• Man tied to extremist movement pleads guilty to gun charge

  10-03-2021 22:01
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man who prosecutors say admitted to being a member of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore says in a news release that 39-year-old Frank William Robertson Perry entered his plea Tuesday. According to the plea agreement, Perry made his girlfriend in April 2020 purchase the lower receiver of an AM-15 rifle from a firearms dealer
  
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• Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say

  10-03-2021 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and indoor visits may be allowed at all times. Precautions such as wearing masks and using hand sanitizer remain in place as a counterbalance to risk. Wednesday’s updated guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, comes as coronavirus cases and deaths among nursing home residents have plummeted in recent weeks. The decline has o
  
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• German court won’t try suspected former Nazi camp guard, 96

  10-03-2021 21:58
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A German court has declined to put a suspected former guard at the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp on trial, citing concerns over the 96-year-old’s health. The state court in Wuppertal said Wednesday that a medical assessment had found the man unfit to face trial. He was accused of hundreds of counts of being an accessory to murder for allegedly having belonged between June 1944 and May 1945 to an SS unit that guarded the Stutthof camp, and of having accompanie
  
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• Ivory Coast’s prime minister dies of cancer in Germany

  10-03-2021 21:53
  
  ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivorian television has announced that Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died of cancer in Germany. His death announced Wednesday evening marks the second time within a year that the country’s premier has died in office due to illness. The 56-year-old had been brought to Paris for medical treatment nearly a month ago, and had recently been moved to Germany. Bakayoko was chosen last July after then-Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly died from a heart proble
  
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• Former NASA astronaut eyes US Senate, advocacy group says

  10-03-2021 21:49
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina could soon see another Democrat enter the U.S. Senate race. Joan Higginbotham is a retired NASA astronaut and was the third Black woman to go into space. The nonprofit PAC 314 Action wants Higginbotham to run and says she is seriously considering doing so. The group would spend millions on her behalf and aim to give her a boost in the Democratic primary. The group plans to spend $50 million all together to help Democratic STEM professionals running for p
  
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• Suspended basketball player says she was called racial slurs

  10-03-2021 21:41
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina women’s college basketball team forfeited a chance at its conference championship to stand in solidarity with a teammate who was disciplined for her part in an incident during which she said she was the target of racial slurs. The North State Journal reports William Peace University junior Lauryn Cross was disciplined for the incident following Peace’s win last Wednesday against Raleigh rival Meredith College in the semifinals of the USA So
  
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• Maine’s Golden is lone Democrat to vote down COVID-19 bill

  10-03-2021 21:17
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The sole Democratic congressman to vote against the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is a Marine Corps veteran who represents a vast, politically mixed district in Maine.
  Rep. Jared Golden, who has represented Maine’s 2nd Congressional District since 2019, was the only lawmaker from either party to break ranks on the bill. The package, President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority, includes direct payments to most adults, aid to schools struggling t
  
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• Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools

  10-03-2021 21:15
  
  Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance said they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup. That California startup, Verkada, said Wednesday it is investigating the scope of the breach, first reported by Bloomberg, and has notified law enforcement and its customers. The hackers said they were able to peer for two days into live feeds from potentially tens of thousa
  
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• No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus

  10-03-2021 21:15
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ coronavirus restrictions are officially over. Restaurants in Texas were allowed to fully open starting Wednesday and a statewide mask mandate was shelved after eight months. Public health officials have criticized the decision by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who had tried shifting concern about the virus’ spread to migrants with COVID-19 crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. But there’s no evidence they are a significant factor to new caseloads in T
  
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• Tucson City Council pauses Reid Park Zoo expansion project

  10-03-2021 21:08
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — City officials in Tucson, Arizona, have agreed to halt a long-planned multimillion-dollar expansion of the Reid Park Zoo for 45 days after community members fought to protect a duck pond that would have been overrun. The City Council voted Tuesday after Mayor Regina Romero proposed the pause last week, calling for a compromise between the zoo and residents. Tucson voters approved funding for the project in 2017 and construction is scheduled to start this spring. But re
  
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• The Latest: Congress OKs $1.9T relief bill for Americans

  10-03-2021 21:08
  
  WASHINGTON — Congress has sent President Joe Biden the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.Most noticeable to many Americans are provisions to provide up to $1,400 direct payments this year to most adults and extend $300 per week emergency unemployment benefits into early September.
  Included is hundreds of billions for COVID-
  
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• Journalist acquitted in Iowa case seen as attack on press

  10-03-2021 21:03
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jurors have acquitted an Iowa journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedom and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. A jury found Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri not guilty on misdemeanor charges of failure to disperse and interference with official acts. It also acquitted her former boyfriend, Spenser Robnett, of the same charges, which carried the thre
  
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• Music? Yes. Dancing? No, as New Orleans eases virus rules

  10-03-2021 21:00
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Entertainment venues in New Orleans have been given permission to start hosting live music again starting this weekend, but under strict regulations. Mayor LaToya Cantrell and city health director Jennifer Avegno announced the change Wednesday. It comes amid declining coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the city. It’s not clear how many bars and other live music venues will be able to conform to the rules, which go into effect on Friday. It&r
  
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• Beth Moore, famed Bible teacher quits Southern Baptists

  10-03-2021 20:55
  
  Bible study teacher Beth Moore has been beloved among Southern Baptists for years, packing out stadiums and selling millions of books. But when Moore began to criticize Trump and call out sexism, racism, and abuse in the church, she became a pariah. Now Moore has left the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, saying she can no longer identify as Southern Baptist. Her departure highlights divisions over race, gender roles and politics among American evangelicals.The post Beth Moore, fam
  
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