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• Navajo Nation reports 3 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

  14-03-2021 23:43
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Sunday reported three additional cases of COVID-19, but no new deaths. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s pandemic total to 29,948 confirmed cases. The known death toll remained at 1,218. The Navajo Nation is planning a soft reopening Monday with 25% capacity for some businesses under certain restrictions. Tribal President Jonathan Nez said in a statement that health care experts continue to caution everyone about traveling because an
  
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• Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois and Michigan get No. 1 seeds for men’s NCAA Tournament

  14-03-2021 23:35
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois and Michigan get No. 1 seeds for men’s NCAA Tournament.The post Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois and Michigan get No. 1 seeds for men’s NCAA Tournament appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Life on the bubble: Brackets set for return of March Madness

  14-03-2021 23:30
  
  The biggest mystery leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had little to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which programs would be healthy enough to play. Kansas and Virginia, two programs hit with COVID-19 breakouts over the past week, made it into the bracket released by the NCAA selection committee. It’s a signal that both teams believe they’ll have enough healthy players to be ready for their tip-off
  
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• The Latest: Carlile dedicates Grammys performance to Prine

  14-03-2021 23:29
  
  The post The Latest: Carlile dedicates Grammys performance to Prine appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Texas bank

  14-03-2021 23:18
  
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An arrest warrant was issued for a woman who refused to wear a mask at a Texas bank, saying to a police officer: “What are you going to do, arrest me?” Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Terry Wright, 65, of Grants Pass, Oregon. The incident on Thursday at a Bank of America in Galveston was captured by the officer’s body camera. Police say they’ve obtained an arrest warrant on resisting arrest and criminal trespassing charges. Tex
  
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• Undefeated Gonzaga gets No. 1 overall seed for men’s NCAA Tournament

  14-03-2021 23:14
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Undefeated Gonzaga gets No. 1 overall seed for men’s NCAA Tournament.The post Undefeated Gonzaga gets No. 1 overall seed for men’s NCAA Tournament appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Mickey Guyton on her historic Grammy performance

  14-03-2021 23:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Country star Mickey Guyton says her performance Sunday night on the Grammy Awards will be “a moment for Black people in country music.”
  Guyton, a first-time nominee and first-time performer, is the first solo Black female artist to be nominated in a country category at the Grammys, following in the footsteps of the Pointer Sisters who have won a country Grammy Award.“My life changed once I starte
  
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• Dallas Seavey on the cusp of 5th title with Iditarod lead

  14-03-2021 23:03
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey is leading the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, and has positioned himself for a record-tying fifth title. The 34-year-old Alaska musher was the first to reach the last checkpoint in the race in the community of Skwentna. He pulled in just before 1 p.m. Alaska time. All mushers must take a mandatory eight-hour rest period at this checkpoint before making the final 67-mile push to the finish line north of Anchorage. Seavey was leading second pla
  
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• Record-setting Saints QB Brees announces retirement at 42

  14-03-2021 22:37
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints record-setting quarterback Drew Brees has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. The 42-year-old quarterback announced his decision on Sunday on a social media post. It comes after Brees won nine of 12 regular-season starts while completing 70.5% of his passes in 2020. He came back from multiple rib fractures and won a wild-card round playoff game before New Orleans’ season ended with a divisional-round playoff loss T
  
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• Beyoncé, on track to make history, wins 2 early Grammys

  14-03-2021 22:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Bey is close to sitting on her Grammys throne: The singer won her 26th Grammy on Sunday, almost matching, and on track to surpass, Alison Krauss’ 27-win record. Beyoncé, this year’s leading contender with nine nominations, won two honors during the pre-ceremony including best rap performance for “Savage” with Megan Thee Stallion and best music video for “Brown Skin Girl.” She shares the latter with daughter Blue Ivy Carter, w
  
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• The Latest: Justin Bieber wins a country Grammy Award

  14-03-2021 22:16
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):
  2:20 p.m.
  Justin Bieber is a Grammy winner in the country genre for his “10,000 Hours” collaboration with Dan + Shay.
  Dan + Shay accepted the best country duo/group performance Grammy virtually. Bieber did not appear during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony, where the majority of Sunday’s awards are bestowed.
  It is Bieber’s second Grammy. He previously won for best dance recording for “Where Are
  
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• North Carolina police find suspicious devices near church

  14-03-2021 22:10
  
  BREVARD, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina evacuated local businesses after they found several suspected incendiary devices near a Baptist church and a county building. Police in Brevard said they received a call at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday for a report of the suspected devices in the area of East Morgan street and Gaston streets. Officers found several small devices that had not detonated after responding to the call near the First Baptist Church of Brevard and the Transylvania County C
  
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• The Latest: John Prine wins two posthumous Grammys

  14-03-2021 22:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):
  2: 15 p.m.
  Late singer songwriter John Prine won two posthumous Grammys for best American roots song and best American roots performance for his last recorded song, “I Remember Everything,” a song about loss and memory.Prine died last year at the age of 73 of complications due to COVID-19. His wife, Fiona Whelan, told reporters during a virtual press conference on Sunday that the song spoke to the importance
  
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• Wild score 3 goals in third to beat Coyotes 4-1

  14-03-2021 22:02
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nick Bonino and Kevin Fiala scored in a three-goal third period and the surging Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 Sunday. Victor Rask and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota, now within two points of Vegas atop the West Division. Minnesota, 11-2-1 in its past 14 games, has won four straight overall and seven in a row at home. Phil Kessel scored for Arizona in the second of three straight games between the teams.The post Wild score 3 goals in third to
  
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• Coworkers: Man charged in Capitol riot had a Hitler mustache

  14-03-2021 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore a Hitler mustache, coworkers tell federal investigators.
  Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, was employed as a security contractor at a Navy base in New Jersey when he was alleged to have breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to authorities. In court papers filed Friday, federal prosecutors in Washington submitted photos from Hale-Cusanelli’s cellphone o
  
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• The Latest: Chick Corea adds to his Grammy haul posthumously

  14-03-2021 21:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  The late jazz pianist Chick Corea won two Grammys Sunday only about a month after his death.
  Corea won the trophy for best improvised jazz solo and moments later won for best jazz instrumental album, which he shared with Christian McBride & Brian Blade. The wins for “All Blues” and “Trilogy 2” means Corea has a staggering 25 Grammys.His widow, Gayle Moran, accepted both awards virtually
  
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• Yo-Yo Ma serenades newly-vaccinated at inoculation clinic

  14-03-2021 21:45
  
  PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Newly vaccinated Massachusetts residents were treated to a mini concert over the weekend when famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought out his instrument after getting his second coronavirus shot. A masked-up Ma took a seat along the wall of the observation area Saturday at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield and played for about 15 minutes to applause from the other attendees. Richard Hall of the Berkshire COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative told The Berkshire Eagle that t
  
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• The Latest: Eilish’s ‘No Time to Die’ wins Grammy Award

  14-03-2021 21:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Billie Eilish and her producer brother, Finneas, have won a Grammy for their song “No Time to Die” from the pandemic-delayed James Bond film.
  The pair appeared remotely to accept the song written for visual media honor and Eilish excitedly thanked actor Daniel Craig and “No Time to Die” director Cary Joji Fukunaga.
  Eilish says “It was a dream to make this song, to work on this.” As
  
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• North Carolina police find incendiary devices near church

  14-03-2021 21:14
  
  BREVARD, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina evacuated local businesses after they found several suspected explosive devices near a Baptist church and a county building. Police in Brevard said they received a call at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday for a report of suspected incendiary devices in the area of East Morgan street and Gaston streets. Officers found several small devices that had not detonated after responding to the call near the First Baptist Church of Brevard and the Transylvania Co
  
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• Fewer brackets but same number plan bets on March Madness

  14-03-2021 21:05
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Fewer Americans expect to fill out brackets for the NCAA’s college basketball tournament this year, but the overall number of people making bets on March Madness is likely to remain about the same as the last time the tournament was held, in 2019. The American Gaming Association says 47 million Americans plan to bet this year. The coronavirus pandemic is a big reason that 8% fewer Americans likely will fill out brackets because many offices remain closed. B
  
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• Wind Advisory issued March 14 at 2:01PM MDT until March 14 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  14-03-2021 21:01
  
  * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mphexpected.
  * WHERE…Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper GilaRiver Valley, White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Countiesand Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains.
  * WHEN…until 7 PM MST Sunday.
  * IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages mayresult. Localized blowing dust will be possible, especiallyfor areas that didn’t receive a lot o
  
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• Feds: Owners of Waterbury juice bar scammed senior citizens

  14-03-2021 20:42
  
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — The owners of a now-closed Waterbury juice bar are facing federal charges for allegedly being involved in a sweepstakes scam that preyed on senior citizens. A criminal complaint in Arizona charges Zonia Wright and her husband, Obrian Wright, with conspiracy to commit money laundering. The complaint alleges the couple took in more than $600,000 between 2012 and 2017. The scammers allegedly contacted senior citizens and told them they’d won the Publishers Cleari
  
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• Reports: Cuomo vaccine czar’s loyalty calls raise concerns

  14-03-2021 20:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Published reports say a longtime adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leading the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been calling county executives to gauge their loyalty to the Democratic governor amid a sexual harassment investigation. The Washington Post and The New York Times report that one Democratic county executive was so disturbed by the call from vaccine “czar” Larry Schwartz that the executive filed notice of an impending ethics complaint wit
  
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• Grammy family: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy win early awards

  14-03-2021 20:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter are the queen and princess of the Grammys. During the show’s pre-ceremony Sunday, the Carter women won best music video for “Brown Skin Girl,” making nine-year-old Blue Ivy the second youngest person to win a Grammy and brings Beyoncé steps closer to becoming the most decorated woman in Grammy history. Beyoncé won her 25th Grammy on Sunday, hours before the main awards telecast begins at 8 p.m. Eastern. With
  
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• The Latest: Beyoncé takes a step closer to Grammy history

  14-03-2021 20:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):
  3:20 p.m.
  Beyoncé — and her 9-year-old daughter Blue Ivy — have won the Grammy Award for best music video.
  Blue Ivy is the second youngest winner of a Grammy behind Leah Peasell, who was 8 when The Peasall Sisters won album of the year at the 2002 show for their appearance on “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack.
  Neither Beyoncé or Blue Ivy were on the virtual Premiere Ceremony where
  
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• 48th anniversary of Sen. John McCain’s release from POW camp

  14-03-2021 20:22
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) - 48 years ago today former Arizona Senator John McCain was released from a POW camp in North Vietnam after five-and-a-half years of captivity.
  48 years ago today, John McCain was released after 5 1/2 years of captivity as a POW in North Vietnam. We’re forever grateful for all those who have served a cause greater than themselves. pic.twitter.com/D4QKlJxKv2— McCain Institute (@McCainInstitute) March 14, 2021
  Senator McCain had many opportunities to leave earlier, but r
  
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• Another round of rain and possibly snow will arrive early Tuesday

  14-03-2021 20:17
  
  TUCSON - We are tracking another, weaker cold front that will head our way late Monday or Tuesday morning. If conditions are right we could see another quick round of snow for areas above 3000ft.There are a few different factors to track if you want to see snow with this system.If we see another cold air mass move into the area late Monday like we did this past weekend that is a point in favor of snow.
  As of now we are expecting widespread cloud cover that could hold in some heat turning snow in
  
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• Israel police to probe sex abuse claims against rescue chief

  14-03-2021 20:14
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have announced the opening of an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against the former head of Israel’s renowned ZAKA rescue service. Police said Sunday the elite Lahav 433 unit would handle the case against Yehuda Meshi-Zahav. Meshi-Zahav has been a well-known figure in Israel for decades. ZAKA became internationally known in the 1990s when it responded to a wave of attacks by Palestinian militants. Last week, Meshi-Zahav stepped down from th
  
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• Average US price of gas up 25 cents a gallon to $2.89

  14-03-2021 19:52
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 25 cents a gallon over the past three weeks to $2.89. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday the price spike is due to higher crude oil costs, the lingering effect of power outages that caused several Texas refineries to shut down or reduce operations last month and surging prices on credits for a renewable fuel. The price at the pump has climbed 72 cents since Nov. 20. The highest
  
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• Road to Mt. Lemmon opens back up with restrictions

  14-03-2021 19:33
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Pima County Sheriff's Department have announced that vehicles with chains, four-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive are allowed on the road up to Mt. Lemmon.
  My. Lemmon Open With Restrictions https://t.co/RQMOiSllfD pic.twitter.com/SqRt9whHVX— Pima County Sheriff's Department (@PimaSheriff) March 14, 2021
  PCSD says to watch for ice, especially past milepost 19.The post Road to Mt. Lemmon opens back up with restrictions appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Winter storm closes roads in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska

  14-03-2021 19:25
  
  A powerful late winter snowstorm intensified over the central Rocky Mountains with heavy snow and wind leading to airport and road closures, power outages and avalanche warnings in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. The National Weather Service in Wyoming called it a “historic and crippling” winter storm that would cause extremely dangerous to impossible travel conditions through at least early Monday. Denver International Airport closed its runways just before noon Sunday and
  
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• Israel unveils guided mortar system for future urban warfare

  14-03-2021 19:25
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Defense Ministry says it has completed development of a new guided mortar system. Officials say on Sunday that the “Iron Sting” will give the military a formidable new weapon against enemies embedded in crowded urban environments while minimizing the risk of harming nearby civilians. The Israeli military has found itself in recent years grappling with the challenge of battling Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, while also training for the poss
  
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• Merkel’s party suffers defeats in 2 German state elections

  14-03-2021 19:08
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Projections are pointing to clear defeats for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party in two German state elections. Sunday’s votes for new state legislatures in the southwestern states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate kicked off an electoral marathon that culminates in a national election Sept. 26. The national vote will determine who succeeds Merkel. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union faced a challenging task against two popular state
  
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• London police chief says she won’t quit after vigil clashes

  14-03-2021 18:55
  
  LONDON (AP) — The head of London’s Metropolitan Police force has defended her officers’ actions and says she didn’t intend to resign. Cressida Dick has come under heavy criticism for the way police treated some protesters during a vigil for a woman whom one of the same force’s officers is accused of murdering. Hundreds defied coronavirus restrictions to gather Saturday and protest violence against women, but the vigil ended with clashes between police and those atte
  
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• Maryland governor says his family has felt Asian prejudice

  14-03-2021 18:46
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says his family has felt the effects of discrimination over the past year amid a wave of racism against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Hogan’s wife, Yumi Hogan, is Korean American. Gov. Hogan spoke Sunday to Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The Republican governor called the attacks on Asian Americans “outrageous.” He said his wife, three daughters and his grandchildren all have felt
  
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• Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package

  14-03-2021 18:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pledging swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that she says will be “fiscally sound.” But she’s not so sure whether the next major item on President Joe Biden’s agenda will attract Republican backing. Road- and bridge-building legislation has a long history of bipartisan support from lawmakers who need to deliver investments back home. But Republicans disagree with Biden’s focus on the envir
  
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• Georgia’s lieutenant governor rules out a run for US Senate

  14-03-2021 18:17
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican lieutenant governor is ruling out a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that he and his family have discussed vying for a Senate seat. He said that he’s not going to run. Duncan added that he intends to focus on his current position, and also rebuilding the Republican party to “refocus GOP 2.0.”The post Georgia’s lieutenant governor rules out a run
  
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• Eastern Libyan forces say senior local IS militant captured

  14-03-2021 18:08
  
  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Forces of Libya’s eastern military strongman say they they have arrested a suspected senior Islamic State fighter in a southwestern town known to be a militant hideout. Spokesman Ahmed al-Mosmari says on Sunday that Mohammed Miloud was once an IS leader in the coastal city of Sirte, held by the group before they were driven out in a U.S.-backed campaign in 2016. The militant leader was allegedly involved in several attacks in the country’s so-called oil c
  
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• Exit polls: Defeats for Merkel’s party in 2 German states

  14-03-2021 18:07
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Exit polls are pointing to defeats for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party in two German state elections. Sunday’s votes for new state legislatures in the southwestern states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate kicked off an electoral marathon that culminates in a national election Sept. 26. The national vote will determine who succeeds Merkel. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union faced a challenging task against two popular state governo
  
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• Exit polls point to defeats for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party in 2 state elections

  14-03-2021 18:04
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Exit polls point to defeats for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party in 2 state elections.The post Exit polls point to defeats for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party in 2 state elections appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Bridal designer Andrea Pitter on celebrating Black women

  14-03-2021 18:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Pitter is the designer and founder of Pantora Bridal, an upscale boutique that she opened seven years ago in Brooklyn to create a safe space for Black women. She recently joined global wedding planning company The Knot as part of a mentorship program to boost minority professionals in the industry. She draws on her own success and what it took to get there as one of the few Black wedding gown designers. Pitter talks about creating a brand that caters to Black women,
  
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• Kosovo opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem

  14-03-2021 17:57
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry says it has opened its embassy in Jerusalem. A statement on Sunday said the move was made after the establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel on Feb. 1 following a Kosovo-Serbia summit held at the White House in September. Kosovo followed the U.S. and Guatemala in having its embassy in Jerusalem rather than Tel Aviv, where most others are located. It is the first European country and the first country with a Muslim majority to do s
  
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• With sports paused, life altered, athletes make do, make new

  14-03-2021 17:47
  
  The COVID-19 outbreak that upended the world sure altered a lot of sports. The major leagues managed to make a season out of the pandemic. Lower-profile sports didn’t have the same privilege. As competitions across the country were paused or canceled, athletes with life trajectories altered found ways to make the best of the stunning situation. Minnesota State’s hockey team had a championship chase halted last year. Parker Tuomie is one of seven seniors on that squad now cheering fro
  
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• Mexico’s last island penal colony may now host cruise ships

  14-03-2021 17:40
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cruise ships may soon be visiting Mexico’s former Isla Marias penal colony, after the last island penal colony in the Americas was closed and turned into an environmental education center in 2019. The education camp hasn’t gone very well _ only 40 youths have been trained on the island _ and the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is now trying a different tack. Officials are planning to build a cruise ship dock on the main i
  
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• Fauci: Trump should urge his followers to get vaccinated

  14-03-2021 17:25
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci says he wishes former President Donald Trump would use his popularity among Republicans to persuade his followers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a round of interviews on the morning news shows, the government’s top infectious disease expert lamented polling showing that Trump supporters are more likely to refuse to get vaccinated. Fauci said politics needs to be separated from “commonsense, no-brainer” public health measures. He said it would be a “game
  
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• Brazil wonders about whereabouts of vaccine mascot

  14-03-2021 17:25
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rumors and conspiracy theories swirled this week regarding the whereabouts of Zé Gotinha, the mascot for Brazil’s national vaccination program. Gotinha, whose name translates roughly as “Joe Droplet”, was created in the 1980s to help the health ministry promote vaccination against the polio virus and put children at ease. The last time the costumed Gotinha was seen publicly in a ceremony in Brasilia was Dec. 16, launching the national vaccinat
  
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• 2 killed, 13 wounded at party on Chicago’s South Side

  14-03-2021 17:24
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say gunfire erupted at a party on Chicago’s South Side, killing two people and wounding 13 others. Police spokesman Jose Jara said officers responded at around 4:40 a.m. Sunday to reports of the shooting at a business in the Park Manor neighborhood. Sunday at a business and that those shot range in age from 20 to 44 years old. Authorities said those who were shot range in age from 20 to 44 years old, but they didn’t say what led to the gunfire. No arr
  
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• Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports

  14-03-2021 17:15
  
  LONDON (AP) — Irish health officials have recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway. Dr. Ronan Glynn, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer, said Sunday the recommendation was made after Norway’s medicines agency reported four cases of blood clotting in adults after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. He said that while there was no conclusive link between the vaccine and the cases, Irish
  
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• Dutch police break up anti-govt protest on eve of election

  14-03-2021 16:48
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police have used a water cannon and officers on horseback to break up a protest against the government and its tough coronavirus lockdown. The demonstration Sunday came on the eve of three days of voting in the general election. In recent weeks, smaller demonstrations have happened in Amsterdam, with riot police repeatedly called in to shepherd away protesters who refuse to leave. They reflect a growing impatience among a small section of society at the
  
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• Immigrant victims of crime hope Congress eases visa hurdles

  14-03-2021 16:41
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Immigrant advocates say a U.S. program that guarantees visas for crime victims who help police is broken. It leaves applicants waiting years for a decision, sometimes without permission to work or protection from deportation. They’re hoping for help from President Joe Biden, who’s backing changes to the U visa program in major immigration legislation poised for House debate this week. A 55-year-old native of Liberia says she lives in fear as she waits to
  
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