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• Montana Native Americans worried about legislative influence

  11-03-2021 23:53
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Native Americans in Montana and their allies are concerned that they are losing influence and representation as seen in actions taken during this year’s state legislative session controlled by Republicans. Bills that sought to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day were tabled in committee. Funding for two state health positions dedicated to Native American communities were cut. The only Native American member of the state’s human rights commission wasn’t r
  
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• Emaciated and entangled humpback whale gets help off Hawaii

  11-03-2021 23:50
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A young humpback whale swimming off the Hawaiian island of Maui has been freed of about 100 feet of line entangled in its mouth and flipper. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary coordinated the effort in partnership with local businesses and organizations, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday. On Tuesday, the team cut off line that was wrapped around the whale’s flipper and tra
  
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• Another COVID-19 vaccine nears finish line

  11-03-2021 23:49
  
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Another COVID-19 vaccine is getting closer to the finish line, as Novavax said Thursday its shot prevented hospitalizations and deaths in studies in Britain and South Africa where mutated versions of the virus are spreading.In a study of 15,000 people in Britain, the Novavax vaccine was about 90% effective overall against mild, moderate or severe COVID-19, the company said. Of 106 illnesses confirmed, 10 were among people given the vaccine and 96 among people given dummy sho
  
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• Cyclist seriously injured in crash southwest of Tucson

  11-03-2021 23:43
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Serious injuries have been sustained in connection to a bicycle-involved collision that occurred Thursday afternoon, southwest of Tucson.According to Pima County Sheriff's Department, a crash involving a cyclist and a passenger car was reported near the intersection of Valhalla and Los Reales roads.PCSD said the cyclist has been transported to the hospital with serious injuries in connection to the incident.Officials say the roadway is currently experiencing traffic restrictions.
  
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• Dow, S&P 500 hit records as stimulus bill becomes law

  11-03-2021 23:41
  
  Broad gains in stocks pushed several major indexes to all-time highs on Wall Street. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a measure of small-company stocks all closed at record levels on Thursday. The S&P 500 added 1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 2.5%, but remains below the record high it set last month. The gains came as President Joe Biden signed a huge economic relief bill into law. Crude oil prices rose more than 2%, and Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, soared in its d
  
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• Chief speaks at funeral for Nebraska teen shot in Oklahoma

  11-03-2021 23:34
  
  BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — An Oklahoma police chief who spoke at the funeral of a 17-year-old Nebraska girl who died in a shootout with four of his officers says he was honored when the girl’s father invited him to the service. Chief Johnny Teehee, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, spoke Wednesday in Blair, Nebraska, at the funeral of 17-year-old Farrah Rauch. Police say she was killed Feb. 28 after she fired at officers while fleeing from an attempted carjacking. Her 17-year-old boyfriend shot himself
  
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• DOJ seeks $3.2M from West Virginia governor’s coal companies

  11-03-2021 23:32
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $3.2 million in penalties from Appalachian coal mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. Attorneys for the government say in a new motion filed Thursday that the companies violated a settlement meant to prevent pollution. The U.S. and several states settled and signed a consent decree with the companies in late 2016 to resolve allegations of Clean Water Act violations. The violations involved Justice-owned mines in Al
  
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• The Latest: Another COVID-19 vaccine nears finish line

  11-03-2021 23:25
  
  GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Another COVID-19 vaccine is getting closer to the finish line, as Novavax said Thursday its shot prevented hospitalizations and deaths in studies in Britain and South Africa where mutated versions of the virus are spreading.
  In a study of 15,000 people in Britain, the Novavax vaccine was about 90% effective overall against mild, moderate or severe COVID-19, the company said. Of 106 illnesses confirmed, 10 were among people given the vaccine and 96 among people given dum
  
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• Top-seeded Oregon knocks out ASU, advances to Pac-12 semis

  11-03-2021 23:19
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — LJ Figueroa scored a season-high 21 points, Will Richardson had 17 points, seven rebounds and nine assists and top-seeded Oregon eased into the semifinals with a 91-73 victory over Arizona State on Thursday in the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Oregon did not miss consecutive shots in the final 15 minutes of the game until the 1:30 mark when it was in front 60-35. The Ducks made six straight for a 41-23 lead and seven consecutive to go up 54-33. Eugene Omoruyi had 15 points
  
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• Molson Coors says cyberattack impacting brewing operations

  11-03-2021 23:19
  
  Molson Coors Beverage Co. says it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its brewing operations and shipments. In a regulatory filing Thursday, the Chicago-based company said it has hired forensic information technology firms to help it investigate the incident and is working to get its systems back up as quickly as possible. Molson Coors wouldn’t say how many facilities were impacted. The company operates seven breweries and packaging plants in the U.S., three in Canada and 10 in Eu
  
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• Oregon man charged in 2 killings that were 2 decades apart

  11-03-2021 23:18
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland, Oregon, man has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the deaths of two men who disappeared 20 years apart. Christopher Lovrien was arrested in May in the 1999 disappearance of Mark Dribin after investigators said they identified him using DNA from a then-unknown suspect found in Dribin’s home. Authorities say while searching Lovrien’s home, they found the dismembered remains of another missing man, Kenneth Griffin. Authorities want
  
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• Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist

  11-03-2021 23:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The issue of online harassment of women in journalism is in sharp focus following a skirmish this week between Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson and The New York Times. Carlson belittled Times journalist Taylor Lorenz after she tweeted support for women undergoing harassment and said such attacks had “destroyed my life.” Carlson cited her as an example of a privileged person crying victimhood. The Times says Carlson’s attack on Lorenz was a “ca
  
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• Biden’s $1.9T rescue signed, agenda now a slog in Congress

  11-03-2021 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Passing President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package into law was the easy part for the Democrats. Now, they are hunkering down to push the next priorities in Biden’s agenda forward past what, so far, has been a wall of entrenched Republican opposition. Popular legislation to expand voting rights, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and develop the president’s “Build Back Better” infrastructure package are all on dec
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: Biden signs aid bill; ex-presidents get shots

  11-03-2021 23:10
  
  Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
  THE NUMBERS:
  VACCINES: More than 64.0 million people, or 19.3% 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 33.8 million people have completed their vaccination, or 10.2% of the population.
  CASES: The seven-day rolling average for daily new cases in the U.S. decreased over the past two weeks from 68,370 on F
  
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• Cole _ and his dad _ looking forward to return of fans

  11-03-2021 23:10
  
  Gerrit Cole is looking forward to having his father at Yankee Stadium on opening day to watch him pitch in person in pinstripes for the first time. Mark Cole grew up a Yankees fan in Syracuse, New York, but his son’s first season after signing a $324 million, nine-year contract was played in empty ballparks because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. New York expects some seats will be allowed to be filled when it hosts Toronto for its April 1 opener.The post Cole _ and his dad _ looking fo
  
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• Wyoming moving ahead with Trump Jr.-backed election changes

  11-03-2021 22:48
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers will continue to discuss proposed election changes endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. for their potential to undermine U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney but not for next year as originally planned. The proposal to allow primary election runoffs heads to the full Senate after the change in a legislative committee Thursday. Local election officials testified they wouldn’t have enough time to implement the changes in 2022. Cheney isn’t taking a position on the
  
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• Pace of spending for pandemic aid? Try $43,000 every second

  11-03-2021 22:39
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden now needs to figure out how to spend the $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief. The president signed the aid package into law Thursday without a comprehensive plan in place to distribute all of the funds. A White House official says the administration will devote the coming weeks to deciding how to get out that mammoth sum. Congressional Budget Office estimates show that Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest of this year.The p
  
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• Water restored, but most of Jackson still under boil notice

  11-03-2021 22:28
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most water customers in Mississippi’s capital have seen service restored. Still, officials said thousands will likely remain under a boil-notice into next week. It’s been more than three weeks since the majority of taps in the city of 161,000 went dry after a winter storm.  Public Works Director Charles Williams said there might be some isolated pockets of Jackson that are still experiencing low water pressure due to elevation and distance from the wa
  
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• Biden signs big virus aid bill before speech to nation

  11-03-2021 22:25
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health. The signing came hours before he planned to deliver his first prime-time address to the American public on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic. His aim Thursday night is to balance a message of hope with caution not to let “virus fatigue” lead the nation
  
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• Advocate of guaranteed income to advise California governor

  11-03-2021 22:24
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former mayor in California who gained international attention for running a guaranteed income program is joining Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. Newsom named former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs a special advisor for economic mobility and opportunity on Thursday. The unpaid position will also make Tubbs a member of Newsom’s Council of Economic Advisors. Tubbs started a guaranteed income program in 2019 that paid 125 people $500 per month with no s
  
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• EXPLAINER: Ex-cop trial to include ‘spark of life’ on Floyd

  11-03-2021 22:18
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors trying a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death plan to use a legal doctrine called “spark of life” to humanize Floyd in front of jurors. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank says he plans to call two witnesses to provide the testimony. Spark-of-life is a term unique to Minnesota that allows prosecutors to describe a murder victim’s life to jurors. It’s a contentious doctrine. Defense attorneys argue spar
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court mulls appeal in 2019 quadruple homicide

  11-03-2021 22:15
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments next month in a death penalty dispute over how much more time public defenders should get to try to prove a Salvadoran immigrant accused of four killings is intellectually disabled. Such a finding would prevent 22-year-old Wilber Martinez-Guzman from being executed if he’s convicted of the 2019 killings in two counties. Public defenders say the April 20 deadline set by a judge in Reno for the filing of such a
  
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• More records for stock indexes as stimulus bill becomes law

  11-03-2021 22:12
  
  Broad gains in stocks pushed several major indexes to all-time highs on Wall Street. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a measure of small-company stocks all closed at record levels on Thursday. The S&P 500 added 1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 2.5%, but remains below the record high it set last month. The gains came as President Joe Biden signed a huge economic relief bill into law. Crude oil prices rose more than 2%, and Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, soared in its d
  
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• Brazil Congress clears way for emergency pandemic aid

  11-03-2021 22:12
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The lower house of Brazil’s Congress has approved a measure to renew billions of dollars in emergency aid for millions of Brazilians struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, though lawmakers are still working on the details. The bill approved Thursday allows for a maximum spending of 44 billion reais — $7.9 billion — though the initial measure did not specify how much families would receive, for for how long. Economy Minister Paulo Guedes earlier said
  
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• Vermont’s Peter Hall, US court of appeals judge, dies at 72

  11-03-2021 22:04
  
  Judge Peter Hall, the Vermont judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, died Thursday at the Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was 72.
  Hall’s judicial assistant Rose Rizzico, who confirmed his death, said he had been suffering from cancer.
  Hall was appointed to the seat on the New York appeals court, which hears cases from New York, Connecticut and Vermont, in 2004 by former President George W. Bush.Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston said that, during his years on the cou
  
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• EXPLAINER: What is ‘spark-of-life’ testimony in trials?

  11-03-2021 22:04
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors trying a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death plan to use a legal doctrine called “spark of life” to humanize Floyd in front of jurors. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank says he plans to call two witnesses to provide the testimony. Spark-of-life is a term unique to Minnesota that allows prosecutors to describe a murder victim’s life to jurors. It’s a contentious doctrine. Defense attorneys argue spar
  
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• Effort to block clean energy rules stumbles in Legislature

  11-03-2021 22:04
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Efforts by Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature to strip elected utility regulators of their power to require utilities to get more electricity from clean energy sources have hit a big bump, with the state’s largest utility coming out in opposition to the move. In addition, it appears the measure is falling short of votes in the state Senate after one GOP lawmaker said he cannot support the bill. The push in the Legislature to gut the Arizona Corporation Com
  
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• Zion National Park search for woman cost $60K, report says

  11-03-2021 22:03
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park officials say a search last fall for a California woman who went missing for two weeks in the Utah park before being found alive cost about $60,000. The cost estimate was provided by park officials who also released investigative reports that reveal the search was about to be scaled back when Holly Suzanne Courtier of Los Angeles was found on Oct. 18th. The report says she was discovered in a hammock near a trail following a tip from someone who saw
  
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• Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million amid NFT boom

  11-03-2021 22:03
  
  LONDON (AP) — Christie’s says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million. It was an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical works by many better known artists. The artwork, titled “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” sold for $69.4 million. The auction house said Thursday’s sale puts Beeple among the top three most valuable living artists. Christie’s said it also marks the first t
  
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• Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report

  11-03-2021 21:53
  
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  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s grip on power appears increasingly threatened as a majority of state legislators called for his resignation and police said they stood ready to investigate a groping allegation. The Times Union of Albany reported Wednesday that an unidentified aide had accused Cuomo of reaching under her shirt and fondling her. Cuomo said he never touched anyone inappropriately. A lawyer for the governor said she reported the allegation t
  
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• Judge: CDC exceeded authority in issuing eviction moratorium

  11-03-2021 21:51
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge in Ohio has ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the authority to issue a nationwide moratorium on rental evictions. It’s the second such ruling issued by a federal judge in two weeks. U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese, sitting in Cleveland, ruled Wednesday that the CDC went beyond what the federal Public Health Service Act allows it to do. But he didn’t grant an injunction that would have stopped the agency fro
  
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• Police posed as reporter in phone call with hostage taker

  11-03-2021 21:48
  
  LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police impersonated a journalist during a deadly standoff with a hostage taker when a TV news reporter received a call from the suspect and handed his cellphone to police. WGME-TV’s Taylor Cairns was shocked to receive the call Monday night while at the scene of an armed standoff in Livermore Falls, Maine. He informed state police who used the phone to continue a conversation with the suspect while posing as a reporter. State Police Maj. Bill
  
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• Majority of NY state legislators call for Cuomo’s resignation amid sex harassment allegations, nursing homes scandal

  11-03-2021 21:46
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Majority of NY state legislators call for Cuomo’s resignation amid sex harassment allegations, nursing homes scandal.The post Majority of NY state legislators call for Cuomo’s resignation amid sex harassment allegations, nursing homes scandal appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• International evangelical pastor Luis Palau dies at 86

  11-03-2021 21:45
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luis Palau, an evangelical pastor who was born in Argentina and went on to work as Billy Graham’s Spanish interpreter before establishing his own international ministry, has died. The 86-year-old died at his home Thursday in Portland, Oregon. Palau moved to Oregon as a young man to attend a Bible school and went on to found a sprawling ministry that reached millions worldwide, particularly in Spanish-speaking countries, from its base in Portland. In January 2018
  
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• The Latest: Oklahoma to lift coronavirus restrictions

  11-03-2021 21:42
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Thursday that he is lifting coronavirus restrictions statewide as more people are receiving vaccinations and the number of new cases and hospitalizations decline.“There will be no statewide restrictions on events for Oklahomans,” Stitt said. “I’m also removing a requirement to wear masks inside state buildings … wearing a mask should be a personal decision based on your circumstances.”State health commissio
  
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• Gallo’s early power surge brings hope for big 2021 season

  11-03-2021 21:39
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Joey Gallo has hit five homers in his first seven spring training games, giving the Texas Rangers hope that the slugger can bounce back from a tough 2020 season. The 27-year-old was an All-Star in 2019 but his had just a .181 batting average in last year’s pandemic-shortened season. He’s among a handful of veterans who have looked good this spring after struggling in 2020, including Blue Jays left-hander Robbie Ray and Diamondbacks lefty Madison Bumgarn
  
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• Pima County expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to frontline workers and those age 55 and older

  11-03-2021 21:36
  
  PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Pima County will expand the current COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include frontline essential workers and people age 55 and older. Under the previous phase, those age 65 and older, healthcare workers, educators, and protective service workers were eligible to register. People are considered high risk front line essential workers if they work in-person, onsite AND in close proximity to the public - within 6 feet of other people such as the public or co
  
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• Mexican court blocks law favoring state electricity plants

  11-03-2021 21:35
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A court in Mexico has blocked the implementation of a law favoring government-owned power generation over cleaner private electrical plants. The law went into effect Tuesday, and by Thursday a court granted an injunction brought by a Mexican wind-farm company to block it from going into effect. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the law is meant protect government-owned fossil-fuel plants against what he call unfair competition from private wind, so
  
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• Oklahoma killer’s conviction overturned based on McGirt

  11-03-2021 21:29
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man’s murder convictions and death sentence have been overturned following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that much of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday reversed the decisions against 38-year-old Shaun Bosse because the crimes occurred within the Chickasaw Nation’s historic reservation and the victims, a woman and her two young children, were Native American. The Supreme Cour
  
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• Hendrick off to fast start with 2 wins heading into Phoenix

  11-03-2021 21:29
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports has won two of the first four NASCAR races this season. It goes to Phoenix Raceway this weekend with a two-race winning streak. It is a blazing start for a team that had struggled the last few years to find a rhythm until deeper into the season. This quick start has given Hendrick 265 victories, just three short of the record held by Petty Enterprises. Chase Elliott won at Phoenix the last time NASCAR raced there. That was in November when he cli
  
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• WHO whistleblower who denounced spiked Italy report resigns

  11-03-2021 21:22
  
  ROME (AP) — A U.N. epidemiologist who publicly denounced the World Health Organization’s withdrawal of a report on Italy’s coronavirus response has resigned. Francesco Zambon said Thursday his resignation was effective March 31. He declined further comment other than to say it was “humanly and professionally” impossible for him to continue. Zambon had filed an internal ethics complaint with the WHO in May after he said he was pressured by a senior WHO official to fa
  
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• States drawing up big wish lists for the COVID relief money

  11-03-2021 21:21
  
  With an influx of federal COVID-19 relief money coming on top of surprisingly strong revenue pictures, governors suddenly have a way to pay for big, expensive undertakings that have long languished on their to-do lists. In states led by both Democrats and Republicans, rural broadband and drinking water projects are at the top of priorities for ways to use their shares of $195 billion states are getting under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. But that doesn’t mean Rep
  
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• WH: $1,400 individual checks may arrive soon

  11-03-2021 21:17
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House says the $1,400 direct payments for most Americans funded by the American Rescue Plan will start showing up in bank accounts as early as this weekend.Press secretary Jen Psaki says the government will make the first direct deposits this weekend. She says payments will continue throughout the next several weeks.President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office on Thursday.Besides the $1,400 direct payments to individuals, the
  
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• Mayor who pushed for guaranteed income to advise governor

  11-03-2021 21:17
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former mayor in California who gained international attention for running a guaranteed income program is joining Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. Newsom named former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs a special advisor for economic mobility and opportunity on Thursday. The unpaid position will also make Tubbs a member of Newsom’s Council of Economic Advisors. Tubbs started a guaranteed income program in 2019 that paid 125 people $500 per month with no s
  
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• At Air Force One base, intruder given up by ‘mouse ears’

  11-03-2021 21:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force investigative report says an intruder on Feb. 4 spent several hours on the suburban Washington air base that operates the Air Force One presidential aircraft and other planes. He eventually was arrested, but not before entering the base without proper credentials, slipping through a malfunctioning gate at the flight line and boarding a plane. He went unchallenged until his unusual headgear drew attention. He was wearing what the report described as “a b
  
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• As ‘Grey’s’ returns, Wilson says it has connected viewers

  11-03-2021 21:04
  
  LONDON (AP) — Unlike lead character Meredith, “Grey’s Anatomy” is not fighting for its life. It is the most-watched entertainment series for the season to date among young adults on Thursday night and resumes season 17 this week on ABC. It has not been announced whether there will be a season 18. The series follows the staff of a Seattle hospital and has provided life support for its audience, whether it’s an emotional outlet or career guidance. Original cast member
  
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• Officials seize goats from home of environmental activist

  11-03-2021 21:00
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut authorities have seized dozens of goats from the Redding home of longtime environmental activist Nancy Burton. The state Department of Agriculture says there were citizen complaints and surveillance that revealed animal welfare concerns, including a lack of water, untrimmed hooves and excessive manure. Burton tells The Associated Press that about 65 of her goats were seized Wednesday. She denied they were in poor health or neglected in any way. She claims
  
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• Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests

  11-03-2021 20:59
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media and a California-based management company say that Iranian authorities have arrested multiple multiple producers connected to a prominent Iranian pop singer in exile. It’s Tehran’s latest effort to halt what it deems decadent Western behavior. The arrests come as Iranian social media has been awash with criticism of popular underground Iranian singer, “Sasy,” or Sasan Heidari Yafteh’s, new music video. The video
  
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• Portland pays $2.1 million in police shooting of Black teen

  11-03-2021 20:56
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, will pay more than $2 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit arising from the police killing of a Black teenager in 2017. City commissioners apologized to 17-year-old Quanice Hayes’ family on Wednesday before approving the settlement. A Multnomah County grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by the officer who killed Hayes on Feb. 9, 2017. Police were investigating an armed robbery when they discovered Hayes in front of a home and ordered
  
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• Prosecutor defends failed effort to convict Iowa journalist

  11-03-2021 20:54
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa prosecutor is defending his unsuccessful pursuit of charges against a journalist who was arrested while covering a protest in a case that critics say amounted to an attack on the press. Polk County Attorney John Sarcone told The Associated Press on Thursday that the evidence against Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was “more than sufficient” to take the case to trial and that dismissing it would have amounted to special treatment. A Des
  
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