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• Biden, Harris offer solace, denouce racism in Atlanta visit

  19-03-2021 23:57
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation as they visit Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women. Biden and Harris addressed the nation after a roughly 80-minute meeting with Asian American state legislators and other leaders. The president says it was “heart wrenching” to listen to their stories of the fear among Asian Americans and Pacific
  
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• A look at Cuomo aides’ sexual harassment allegations

  19-03-2021 23:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward several women who have worked with him. 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” and that “no one ever told me at the time that I made t
  
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• NASCAR’s Stewart engaged to drag racer Pruett

  19-03-2021 23:48
  
  LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart is engaged to drag racer Leah Pruett. The pair announced their engagement in social media posts. They were introduced by NHRA great Don Prudhomme and began dating a year ago at the start of the pandemic. Stewart has been a frequent attendee at Pruett’s NHRA events. He has never been married. Pruett was divorced last year. The post NASCAR’s Stewart engaged to drag racer Pruett appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• 4 more women sue Texans QB Watson alleging sex assault

  19-03-2021 23:46
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has been sued by four more women who accuse him of sexual assault and harassment. The lawsuits were filed Thursday night. They came hours after the NFL said it was investigating earlier allegations by three massage therapists who said the 25-year-old quarterback sexually assaulted them during massages. Watson has broadly denied that he acted inappropriately. He said in a Tuesday statement that he looks forward to clearing his name. H
  
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• LA mayor says vaccines by ZIP code would have saved lives

  19-03-2021 23:44
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said “a lot of deaths” could have been prevented if the state had focused earlier on vaccinating those in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Garcetti also said Friday the federal and state governments haven’t given local officials like him enough freedom to inoculate who they feel are most at risk. Garcetti and Gov. Gavin Newsom are fellow Democrats and close friends. And while the mayor didn’t name Newsom, his
  
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• Arizona governor, Florida senator blast Biden over border

  19-03-2021 23:39
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans overseeing their party’s efforts to elect senators and governors trekked to the Arizona-Mexico border and laid blame for a surge in migrants at the feet of President Joe Biden. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Florida Sen. Rick Scott visited Douglas, Arizona, on Friday as the GOP looks to weaponize the influx of migrants against Democrats. Ducey said, “Joe Biden has broken our border” and demanded that the Democratic president make clear that U.S. bo
  
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• Russian man pleads guilty in Nevada to plot to extort Tesla

  19-03-2021 23:34
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Russian man has pleaded guilty to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s plant in Nevada with ransomware in an extortion scheme. Cybersecurity experts on Friday called the case exceptional because of the risks Egor Kriuchkov took trying face-to-face bribery instead of an internet hack from afar. Kriuchkov pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Reno. His attorneys declined Friday to comment. Kriuchkov said in September
  
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• Ex-politician in prison in adoption scam gets 5 more years

  19-03-2021 23:34
  
  PHOENIX (AP) —  A former Phoenix politician already in prison on a six-year sentence for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands was ordered to serve another five years behind bars for defrauding Arizona’s Medicaid system in a scam to get taxpayer-funded health coverage for the birth mothers. Paul Petersen, a Republican who was Maricopa County’s elected assessor for six years and worked as an adoption attorney, on Friday received the
  
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• Mexican president gives navy part of southern rail-port

  19-03-2021 23:33
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has again expanded the military’s role in Mexico’s economy, announcing he will give the navy part ownership of the multi-modal rail and port link across the country’s southern isthmus. In December, López Obrador said the army will be given operating control and any profits from another of his pet projects, the Maya Train across the Yucatan peninsula. The president’s actions may make the mi
  
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• Beloved Coachella priest’s death spurs migrant vaccinations

  19-03-2021 23:27
  
  The Rev. Francisco Valdovinos served at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mecca for just two years, but the priest had “a unique ability” to connect with people and understand their needs “beyond the spiritual.”During the pandemic, he distributed food and face masks. He also disseminated information. Through Spanish-language radio, Valdovinos urged farmworkers to get tested for COVID-19 and to receive the vaccine when it became available.After he died from COVID-19
  
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• Former Arizona politician already in prison for six years in adoption scam sentenced to five more years behind bars.

  19-03-2021 23:23
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona politician already in prison for six years in adoption scam sentenced to five more years behind bars.The post Former Arizona politician already in prison for six years in adoption scam sentenced to five more years behind bars. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Biden praises CDC’s staff during visit to HQ

  19-03-2021 23:20
  
  ATLANTA — President Joe Biden has paid a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and used the appearance to celebrate his administration reaching the benchmark of injecting 100 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine since his inauguration.
  Biden met with scientists at the CDC in Atlanta on Friday to express his gratitude for their work trying to stop the coronavirus, while also learning about variants of the virus and the unfolding medical situation.
  Biden pumped his fist
  
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• Subtractor dies after accident at Oro Valley power station

  19-03-2021 23:17
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A man has died in connection to a work-related accident that occurred at a power station in Oro Valley Friday.According to Oro Valley Police Department, a subtractor reportedly entered a Tucson Electric Power substation located near Tangerine Road and First Avenue to get equipment. A pipe reportedly fell and hit the individual in the head.OVPD said he was pronounced dead at the scene.Officials say TEP is not involved in the incident. The report came in at around 12:40 p.m.No one
  
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• With incoming Arizona heat, vaccine sites to move in April

  19-03-2021 23:06
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s top health official says state-run outdoor vaccination sites will switch to nighttime operations or shut down next month in anticipation of hotter temperatures. State Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ said Friday officials are already eying indoor venues to replace the parking lot operations at State Farm Stadium in Glendale and Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The state has already identified a site in Mesa that will replace the vaccination cl
  
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• Lawsuit: NJ prison guards kicked, punched transgender woman

  19-03-2021 23:00
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey prison guards punched and kicked a transgender woman during an attack on inmates in January and struck her so forcefully about a month later that she had to be hospitalized. That’s according to a lawsuit filed Friday in state Superior Court. The woman is seeking to be transferred out of Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, along with damages. Rae Rollins’ lawsuit names the state Department of Corrections, its commissioner, Marcus Hicks, as
  
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• Lawyer: Canada border questions violated Huawei CFO’s rights

  19-03-2021 22:54
  
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies argue that her detention and questioning at the Vancouver airport in late 2018 violated her rights. They said at a hearing Friday that officers had no reason to question her about the company’s activity in Iran except to assist U.S. investigators. Meng Wanzhou is Huawei’s chief financial officer and also is the daughter of the company’s founder. The U.S.
  
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• New York Times: Current aide accuses Cuomo of sex harassment

  19-03-2021 22:44
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who currently works in the office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has told The New York Times that he looked down her shirt and made suggestive remarks to her and another aide. Alyssa McGrath said in a story published Friday that Cuomo called her beautiful in Italian and asked why she wasn’t wearing a wedding ring. McGrath is the first current aide to come forward publicly on the mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. A lawyer for Cuomo tells the Times t
  
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• Georgia church disowns suspect, says he betrayed faith

  19-03-2021 22:44
  
  The church attended by the white man charged with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, most of them women of Asian descent, has condemned the shootings and says they run contrary to the gospel and the church’s teachings. Crabapple First Baptist Church also will remove 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long from its membership. Crabapple Baptist says it deeply regrets “the fear and pain Asian-Americans are experiencing as a result of Aaron’s inexcusable actions.
  
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• Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

  19-03-2021 22:42
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Police records show officers were sent on prostitution calls to the two Atlanta-area massage businesses where a gunman killed four people at least 21 times in the past 10 years. The records appeared to contradict comments from Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms who said officers in her city had not been to the businesses beyond a minor potential theft and they were not “on the radar” of police. Bottoms added that she did not want to blame the victims. Robert Aaro
  
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• Another aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment, tells New York Times he looked down her shirt, made suggestive remarks

  19-03-2021 22:40
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Another aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment, tells New York Times he looked down her shirt, made suggestive remarks.The post Another aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment, tells New York Times he looked down her shirt, made suggestive remarks appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Chris Christie joins Mets’ board of directors under Cohen

  19-03-2021 22:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets. The 58-year-old was New Jersey’s governor from January 2010 to January 2016. His son Andrew has worked for the team since 2018 and is the Mets’ coordinator of international scouting. Jeanne Melino also joined the Mets board under new owner Steve Cohen, and she will be hired by the team as senior vice president of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation. A former assistant dis
  
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• Motorcycle-involved crash reported on northwest side

  19-03-2021 22:29
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Traffic delays have been reported on the northwest side after a motorcycle-involved crash was reported in the area Friday afternoon.According to Pima County Sheriff's Department, a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle took place near the intersection of River Road and La Canada Drive.PCSD said the intersection has been restricted in connection to the crash.The department has not yet released if any injuries were sustained in the crash.Stay with News 4 Tucson f
  
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• Guest Opinion: How I Got My First Vaccine: The Heroes of El Rio Health

  19-03-2021 22:29
  
  As millions of Americans nationwide sat on their computers and telephones for days unable to score one precious .5 ml dose of COVID-19 vaccine, in Pima County, frustration grew and soared.…
  
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• ‘An all-hands moment’: GOP rallies behind voting limits

  19-03-2021 22:28
  
  The conservative movement is rallying behind Republicans’ nationwide campaign to restrict access to the ballot. For a constellation of conservative groups, voting restrictions are now viewed as a political life-or-death debate, and the fight has all-but eclipsed traditional Republican issues like abortion, gun rights and tax cuts as an organizing tool. That potency is drawing powerful figures, money and interests from across the right, ensuring that the looming clash over legislation in Wa
  
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• Structure fire ignites near Prince, Romero roads

  19-03-2021 22:24
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Fire Department crews have been dispatched to the northwest side after a structure fire ignited in the area Friday afternoon.According to TFD, the blaze is burning a structure near the 1600 block of West Windsor Street near Prince and Romero roads.Details surrounding the blaze are limited at this time.Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
  STRUCTURE FIRE#TucsonFire is working a structure fire in the 1600 block of W. Windsor. Avoid the area #TFD pic.twitter.com/QBlZ9iSZ0O
  
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• The Latest: Merkel says Germany to retighten restrictions

  19-03-2021 22:23
  
  BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will have to apply an “emergency brake” to reverse some recent relaxations of pandemic restrictions as coronavirus infections accelerate.
  Germany’s national disease control center says new infections are growing exponentially as the more contagious COVID-19 variant first detected in Britain has become dominant in the country.
  Under an agreement with state governors two weeks ago, Merkel is supposed to reimpose restrict
  
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• Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak

  19-03-2021 22:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak. That’s according to several people familiar with the situation, including a club member who received a phone call about the closure Friday. A receptionist at the Mar-a-Lago club confirmed the news, saying it was closed until further notice, but declined to comment further. A person familiar with club operations said that, out of an abundance of caut
  
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• US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden

  19-03-2021 22:17
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials have wrapped up two days of contentious talks in Alaska after having traded sharp and unusually public barbs over vastly different views of each other and the world in their first face-to-face meeting since President Joe Biden took office. The two sides have finished their meetings on Friday after an opening session in which they attacked each other with few diplomatic niceties. The U.S. has accused the Chinese delegation of “gr
  
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• Sources: Feds have no evidence yet for GA hate crime charge

  19-03-2021 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that federal investigators have not yet uncovered evidence that clears the high bar for federal hate crime charges against a man who has been accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses. Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The crime has stitched together stigmas about race, gender, migrant work and sex work. But in order to prove a federal hate crime, i
  
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• Romania, Greece aim for speedy bilateral travel arrangement

  19-03-2021 21:57
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania and Greece are looking to set up a travel arrangement using their own vaccine certificates that would open up tourism between the two countries as soon as next month. At a press conference in Bucharest, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis said Greece is eager to receive Romanian tourists before the EU agrees on creating its own vaccination certificates. Theocharis said Greece will look to accept vaccine certificates issued by Romania and that tourists
  
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• Mexico launches crackdown on migrant smuggling

  19-03-2021 21:57
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a rare show of force, Mexico has sent hundreds of immigration agents, police and National Guard officers marching through the streets of a southern state capital to launch an operation to against migrant smuggling. Friday’s parade comes  day after Mexico announced it was banning all nonessential entry on its southern border with Guatemala. That announcement came the same day the United States said it would send 2.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Me
  
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• Fired deputy facing perjury charge for neck-hold incident

  19-03-2021 21:49
  
  PORT ORANGE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida deputy has been arrested on a perjury charge after he reportedly lied about his reason for using a neck-hold on a man at an apartment complex where he was working off-duty as a security guard. Jacob Kraker was arrested Thursday by Port Orange police on a warrant from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office charging him with perjury, a third-degree felony. According to the sheriff’s office, Kraker was fired from the sheriff’s office la
  
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• NY legislative leaders mum on details of impeachment probe

  19-03-2021 21:47
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legislative leaders have yet to answer key questions about plans to launch an impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Assembly Democratic Speaker Carl Heastie announced the inquiry last week without saying how long it will take, how public its proceedings or findings will be, or what kinds of alleged misconduct could fall under its scrutiny. The pace of the inquiry has frustrated some lawmakers who have called for Cuomo’s resignation or im
  
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• Facebook working on Instagram for kids under 13

  19-03-2021 21:45
  
  Facebook says it is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the app in its current form due to federal privacy regulations. The company confirmed an earlier report by Buzzfeed News on Friday, saying it is “exploring a parent-controlled experience” on Instagram. Facebook launched the Messenger Kids app in 2017, pitching it as a way for children to chat with family and friends approved by parents. While Facebook said it was so
  
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• Ex-NFL player facing felony traffic case after Vegas crash

  19-03-2021 21:44
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas say a former NFL player was arrested after allegedly driving away from a crash, abandoning his vehicle and leaving his injured passenger at a hospital where she was treated for head and face injuries. Adam Seward’s attorney confirmed Friday that his client was freed from custody following his arrest early Tuesday on a felony failure to stop at the scene of an accident charge. Charges were not immediately filed pending another court appearance
  
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• Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam

  19-03-2021 21:37
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California, Los Angeles men’s soccer coach has been sentenced to eight months behind bars for pocketing $200,000 in bribes to help applicants get into the school as bogus athletic recruits. Jorge Salcedo said Friday during a hearing held via videoconference that he takes complete responsibility for his actions. Salcedo’s is one of the longest sentences to be handed down so far in the case dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,&rdquo
  
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• In-person trail racing in high demand as COVID-19 restriction fatigue sets in

  19-03-2021 21:30
  
  PHOENIX – A beautiful sunrise on an early Saturday morning greeted the trail runners as they meandered through Mesquite Canyon.…
  
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• Montana lawmakers revisit dress code some call sexist

  19-03-2021 21:27
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have revived a controversial dress code that drew accusations of sexism when it was first introduced ahead of the 2015 legislative session before being tabled without ever taking effect. The dress code made a reappearance Thursday after a Republican lawmaker objected to a male Democrat’s decision not to wear a tie on the House floor. That broke an unwritten expectation. Republicans want to cement the tie requirement in House rules. Democrats cal
  
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• US, China spar in 1st face-to-face meetings under Biden

  19-03-2021 21:26
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting again after sparring over sharply different views of each other and the world in their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office. The U.S. accused the Chinese delegation of “grandstanding” and Beijing fired back, saying there was a “strong smell of gunpowder and drama” that was entirely the fault of the Americans. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administrat
  
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• In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature

  19-03-2021 21:15
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Walkouts by Republican lawmakers in Oregon’s Legislature have become so frequent that Democrats want to sanction boycotters torpedoing progressive legislation with $500 daily fines and even disqualify them from holding office. The issue has become acrimonious, and Democrats say it harms the democratic functioning of the state. A Senate committee Thursday held a hearing on four measures that seek to deprive Republicans of the leverage from quorum rules. Oregon is pa
  
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• Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80

  19-03-2021 21:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Famed jewelry designer Elsa Peretti, a former Halston model turned Tiffany & Co. legend, is dead at age 80. A family statement says Peretti died Thursday night in her sleep at home in a small village outside Barcelona, Spain. Peretti’s sculptural cuff bracelets, bean designs and open-heart pendants are among her most recognizable work. She lent her classical aesthetic to functional goods, too, including bowls, magnifying glasses, razors and even a pizza cutter. Sh
  
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• Wall Street closing lower; bank stocks fall

  19-03-2021 21:13
  
  Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street Friday. The S&P 500 lost 0.1% to end with its first weekly loss in the last three. Bank stocks fell after the Federal Reserve announced it would end some emergency measures put in place for the industry last year to help deal with the pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7%, falling for a second-straight week. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.8%. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury edged higher. FedEx shares soared to a three-month
  
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• Subpoenas target Baltimore’s top prosecutor, city councilman

  19-03-2021 21:12
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the finances of Baltimore’s top prosecutor and her husband, who is city council president. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that it obtained a grand jury subpoena seeking business records for State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and City Council President Nick Mosby, including tax returns, bank and credit card statements and other  documents. One subpoena was issued to Marilyn Mosby’s campaig
  
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• Mexico: 2.7M U.S. vaccine doses to arrive next week

  19-03-2021 21:09
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat says the U.S. will send 2.7 million doses of unused AstraZeneca vaccine next week, and acknowledges there are questions about whether Mexico agreed to close its southern border in exchange. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Friday that “there are people who ask me ‘what did they get in exchange?’” Ebrard suggested that, rather than a quid-pro-quo, Mexico’s desire to get more vaccines happened to mesh
  
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• Albania: 2-year prison term sought for former top prosecutor

  19-03-2021 21:06
  
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors are seeking a 2-year prison sentence for the country’s former chief prosecutor, who’s on trial over allegedly illegally owned property. Members of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime, or SPAK, also recommended Friday that Adriatik Llalla should be barred from holding any public post for five years. Llalla, who resigned from the position of Albania’s top prosecutor in December 2017, was charged with not
  
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• Kirsten Engel announces run for Congressional seat held by Rep. Kirkpatrick

  19-03-2021 20:49
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A state lawmaker from Tucson is the first major candidate to jump into the race to replace retiring Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick.
  Sen. Kirsten Engel announced Friday she plans to run in what's likely to be a crowded Democratic primary.
  Engel is an environmental law professor at University of Arizona and was elected last year to her first term in the Arizona Senate following two terms in the House.
  The district currently includes parts of Tucson and Southeas
  
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• Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Reed accused of sexual misconduct

  19-03-2021 20:43
  
  A Republican New York congressman is accused of rubbing the back of a female lobbyist and unhooking her bra while drunk at a Minneapolis pub in 2017.  U.S. Rep. Tom Reed is accused of inappropriately touching Nicolette Davis as the two were seated next to each other during a networking trip. Reed says Davis’ account of his actions is not accurate. The Washington Post first published Davis’ account on Friday. Reed is among members of New York’s congressional delegation who
  
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• Wanted Marana man arrested after hiding in desert for three months

  19-03-2021 20:37
  
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  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona say a 42-year-old man sought on sex abuse-related charges was arrested after spending over three months hiding in the Pinal County desert.
  The county Sheriff's Office says deputies arrested Marana-area resident David Whitaker on Monday after finding him in a shack he had constructed.
  The office said Whitaker was at large since Nov. 28 when deputies received a report of alleged sexual contact with
  
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• Greece to reopen ancient sites despite COVID-19 surge

  19-03-2021 20:37
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is planning to reopen the Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites nationwide and provide free weekly rapid tests for COVID-19 for all the country’s residents as it prepares to restart the tourism season in mid-May. The measures were announced despite an ongoing surge in daily infections to 20.9 per 100,000 residents, as a seven-day rolling average, with private hospital space being used by the state-run health service to cope with treatment demand. St
  
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• Belgium pauses re-opening plans as virus infections mount

  19-03-2021 20:29
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says Belgium faces a few “crucial weeks” as the number of coronavirus cases rise. He says he’s pausing government plans to gradually ease restrictions. Health authorities said Friday that the number of new daily infections had risen by a third over the past seven days, to reach 3,226 on average. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 also rose by 27%. The plan had been to resume some activities outdoors from April 1. But De Croo
  
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