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• Human errors, mechanical woes caused Marine tank sinking

  25-03-2021 23:52
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine Corps investigation found the sinking of a seafaring tank last year off Southern California that killed nine service members was caused by a series of human errors and mechanical problems that could have been averted. In a report released Thursday, the investigation found contributing factors included the inadequate training of troops, shabby maintenance and poor judgement by commanders. Three commanders were dismissed as a result. It was one of the deadliest Mari
  
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• 12,000 first-time COVID-19 vaccination appointments set to open at UArizona site Friday

  25-03-2021 23:44
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - About 12,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments will open on Friday at the state-operated POD on the University of Arizona campus.On Wednesday morning, individuals 16 and older fully booked vaccination appointments at the site located at 1737 E. University Blvd. within minutes after the state officially expanded vaccine registration to that age group for all the state-run facilities.With hundreds of people still looking to be vaccinated at that site, Arizona health officials share
  
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• Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid outcry

  25-03-2021 23:41
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections. It places new restrictions on voting by mail and gives the legislature greater control over how elections are run. Democrats and voting rights groups say the law will disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color. It is part of a wave of GOP-backed election bills introduced in states around the nation after former President Donald Trump stoked false claims that fraud
  
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• Arizona State Fair is moving to another location this year

  25-03-2021 23:41
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — This year’s Arizona State Fair will be moving away from the fairgrounds in Phoenix to a temporary new location at Wild Horse Pass near Chandler. Dates still are being finalized, but the fair usually is held October. Last year’s fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fairgrounds are currently being used for a vaccination site operated by Banner Health. The Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board voted Thursday to approve the fair’s move to Wi
  
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• Georgia governor signs GOP election bill adding new restrictions for voting by mail, giving legislature more influence

  25-03-2021 23:34
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia governor signs GOP election bill adding new restrictions for voting by mail, giving legislature more influence.The post Georgia governor signs GOP election bill adding new restrictions for voting by mail, giving legislature more influence appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Ex-Mexico governor pleads guilty to money laundering in US

  25-03-2021 23:34
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A former governor of a Mexican border state who prosecutors say was connected to drug cartels has pleaded guilty in Texas to taking more than $3.5 million in bribes for government contracts then laundering that money in the U.S. Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba was governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2005. On Thursday, Yarrington pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in an agreement with federal prosecutors, who dropped seven other charges against him, including
  
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• DJ fired for comparing toast, Black women’s skin tones

  25-03-2021 23:17
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Buffalo radio host is apologizing after being fired for using Black women’s skin tones to describe how he likes his toast. Rob Lederman tweeted his apology Thursday, saying he was horrified when he listened to himself. He says he wants to learn from the experience. Cumulus Media, which owns 97 Rock, says it fired Lederman Wednesday because his comments that morning violated the company’s programming principles. Two other on-air hosts were suspended. As a
  
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• Reports say CNN’s Chris Cuomo got special COVID-19 testing

  25-03-2021 23:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Having a brother for governor is no longer the benefit it once seemed for CNN’s Chris Cuomo. He emerged as a central figure in the latest damaging stories about his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. According to published reports, Cuomo family members — including Chris — got special treatment a year ago when it came to COVID testing. CNN says Chris Cuomo did what any human being would do in seeking help when he suspected he had COVID-19. After tes
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews figures on border, taxes, more

  25-03-2021 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that “nothing has changed” when it comes to the number of children coming to the United States since his predecessor, Donald Trump, was in office. The numbers are up since Biden became president on Jan. 20.
  In his first presidential news conference, Biden also offered a misleading account of who’s getting the most benefits from the Trump tax cuts.
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• The Latest: Easter celebrations to be in person in Romania

  25-03-2021 23:11
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian authorities announced Thursday that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will go ahead in person this year, even though Romania is battling a surge of COVID-19 infections that is threatening to overwhelm its hospitals.
  The announcement came after Prime Minister Florin Citu of the National Liberal Party met with religious representatives to discuss potential solutions for worshipers to observe Easter celebrations and attend church during the pand
  
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• General says attacks by foreign hackers are ‘clarion call’

  25-03-2021 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has been targeted in several major cyber intrusions, including a breach by Russian hackers that exploited supply chain vulnerabilities to access federal government agencies and private companies. The general who leads the Pentagon’s cyber force was asked at a Senate hearing whether the intrusions represented a “new terrain.” Gen. Paul Nakasone said foreign hackers are conducting attacks of “a scope, a scale a level of sophisticati
  
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• Arkansas governor signs transgender sports ban into law

  25-03-2021 23:06
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor has signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The Republican governor on Thursday afternoon announced the move, making Arkansas the second state so far this year to enact such a restriction. The bans have faced objections from medical and child welfare groups who say it would have devastating impacts on trans youth. Hutchinson said he believed the new law wi
  
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• Failed subway bomber seeks 35 years in prison, not life

  25-03-2021 23:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station says the 35-year mandatory prison sentence for his crime is a sufficient penalty. Attorney Amy Gallicchio told a judge Thursday that any more time in prison for Akayed Ullah would be excessive. The assistant federal defender filed her written arguments in advance of Ullah’s scheduled April 8 sentencing in Manhattan federal court. Ullah was
  
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• Police: Man in Atlanta grocery had 6 guns, wore body armor

  25-03-2021 23:00
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A sharp-eyed Instacart worker is getting credit for averting what could have been an awful crime in Atlanta, where a man brought body armor, ammunition and at least five guns into a grocery store. Charles Russell spotted the man with one of the rifles inside the Publix store’s bathroom and urged a manager to call 911. Police then arrested the man without a shot being fired. Twenty-two-year-old Rico Marley waived his initial court hearing Thursday on charges including w
  
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• Mexico marks anniversary of 1517 Spanish defeat

  25-03-2021 23:00
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico marked the anniversary of the first serious defeat suffered by Spanish conquistadores on Mexican soil, amid the 500th anniversary commemorations of the 1519-1521 Conquest. The March 25, 1517 battle of Champotón actually pre-dated the arrival of conquistador Hernán Cortés two years later.  A previous expedition led by Francisco Hernandez de Córdoba skirted the Yucatán peninsula and landed at Champotón, on Mexico’
  
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• EXPLAINER: Suez Canal block could hit product supply chains

  25-03-2021 22:59
  
  The pictures of a cargo ship lodged across the Suez Canal are vivid, but what impact will the blockage have on shipping and consumers? Analysts say it depends largely on how soon the canal can be reopened. Ships carry nearly $10 billion worth of goods through the canal on an average day. It links Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Experts say the blockage will delay a range of parts and raw materials for European products including car parts and clothing. The impact on the United States will be i
  
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• Arkansas governor signs law banning transgender women, girls from female sports teams

  25-03-2021 22:57
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas governor signs law banning transgender women, girls from female sports teams.The post Arkansas governor signs law banning transgender women, girls from female sports teams appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• California to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16

  25-03-2021 22:54
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California is expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over next week and to anyone 16 and over on April 15. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that the state expects to receive 2.5 million doses a week in the first half of April and more than 3 million a week in the second half of the month. That’s a big jump from the roughly 1.8 million doses a week the state is currently getting. The move comes as some California counties have veered away fr
  
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• GOP bills would limit civilians on police review panels

  25-03-2021 22:48
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Legislation backed by law enforcement groups that would sharply limit the ability of civilians to sit on police review boards has sailed through an Arizona Senate committee over opposition from minority Democrats. They argued the proposals could undercut efforts to boost police accountability. One measure approved by Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee limits civilians on police investigation and discipline boards by requriing two-thirds of members to be sworn offi
  
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• Romania OKs holding Easter celebrations despite virus surge

  25-03-2021 22:39
  
  BUCHAREST (AP) — As Romania battles a surge of COVID-19 infections, authorities announced on Thursday that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will physically go ahead this year. The announcement came after Prime Minister Florin Citu of the National Liberal Party met with religious representatives to discuss potential solutions for worshipers to observe Easter celebrations and attend church during the pandemic. Social distancing and mask-wearing will be required. Romania is
  
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• Critics of federal ban on firearms device win key decision

  25-03-2021 22:37
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court says a judge in Michigan should have blocked a Trump administration ban on bump stocks, which are devices that allow semiautomatic firearms to fire rapidly. The ban came in response to a 2017 shooting in Las Vegas in which a gunman attached bump stocks to assault-style rifles to shoot concertgoers. The appeal court said Thursday that changes in criminal law are up to Congress, not the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Federal J
  
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• Judge deciding whether to dismiss youth sex abuse case

  25-03-2021 22:33
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge is deciding whether to dismiss a lawsuit alleging decades of abuse at the state’s youth detention center. David Meehan sued the Sununu Youth Services Center last year alleging that he endured near daily beatings and rapes at the Manchester facility in the late 1990s. More than 250 plaintiffs have joined the suit, but the state has moved to dismiss it. At a hearing Thursday, Meehan’s lawyer accused the state of silencing victims. An ass
  
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• West Virginia House passes transgender athlete bill

  25-03-2021 22:32
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams that align with their gender identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates. The bill passed on a 78-20 vote with two delegates absent. It now goes to the state Senate. Debate on the bill lasted more than an hour and often was emotional.  Some Democrats and other organizations called the bill discriminatory. When pressed by Democrats, bill sup
  
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• Phoenix police arrest a man in fatal shooting of his friend

  25-03-2021 22:31
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his friend. They say 22-year-old Tyrelle Dominique was taken into custody Thursday and booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of murder. According to police, 21-year-old Anthony Ayala-Berumen was found inside an apartment with a gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon and pronounced dead at the scene. Police say a man later identified as Dominique called 911 to report shooting his frien
  
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• Reds’ India impresses in spring, could be ready for breakout

  25-03-2021 22:28
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds infielder Jonathan India might be forcing his way onto the big league roster and even a starting spot in the infield thanks to an impressive spring performance. The fifth overall pick in the 2018 draft out of Florida is showing why he was such a highly regarded prospect a few seasons ago. Through his first 17 spring games, he hit .333 with four doubles and two homers. He’s one of several players producing good exhibition results, including vet
  
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• Federal officials: Voters’ rights violated in NY House race

  25-03-2021 22:27
  
  UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says county officials in central New York violated the rights of voters in a congressional election won by Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney by 109 votes. A top Justice Department official notified Oneida County on Tuesday that the federal government plans to sue over violations that disenfranchised voters if a settlement is not reached. The department says officials failed to process thousands of registration applications and improperly rejec
  
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• Georgia lawmakers pass GOP election reform bill amid outcry

  25-03-2021 22:26
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in Georgia have given final passage to legislation brought by Republicans that could lead to a sweeping overhaul of state election law. It includes provisions adding new requirements and restrictions on absentee voting and giving the GOP-led legislature greater control over the administration of elections. The bill now heads to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for signature. Kemp has endorsed one prominent piece of the bill requiring a photo ID for absentee voting but ha
  
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• Arizona governor lifts mask mandates, reopens bars

  25-03-2021 22:26
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is prohibiting government mask mandates and allowing bars and nightclubs shuttered for months to open their doors without restrictions. Ducey’s move Thursday leaves in place few of the restrictions he implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus. His order still allows businesses to enforce mask mandates if they want, but cities, towns and counties must lift theirs. Restrictions on gatherings of 50 or more people also were lifted, but organ
  
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• Sweeping GOP election bill adding new requirements for mail voting wins final passage in Georgia, heads to governor

  25-03-2021 22:25
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Sweeping GOP election bill adding new requirements for mail voting wins final passage in Georgia, heads to governor.The post Sweeping GOP election bill adding new requirements for mail voting wins final passage in Georgia, heads to governor appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Ethics probe sought into COVID testing for Cuomo’s relatives

  25-03-2021 22:25
  
  Andrew Cuomo, American politician, author and lawyer serving as the 56th governor of New York since 2011., Photo Date: February 10, 2021
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The office of New York’s attorney general says reports of preferential coronavirus testing given to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s relatives are “troubling” and is calling on state ethics investigators to get involved. The statement Thursday from the office of Attorney General Letitia James was in response to reports publ
  
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• Pima County officials ‘disagree’ with Ducey’s COVID-19 mitigation executive order

  25-03-2021 22:22
  
  PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - In light of Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's recent executive order to lift the state's COVID-19 mitigation measures, Pima County officials have issued a statement saying they "disagree" with the decision.
  “The governor appears to have declared the pandemic over while still retaining his emergency powers to prevent local jurisdictions from protecting the public from a deadly infectious disease,” said Pima County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bronson. “W
  
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• California to vaccinate anyone 16 and older in 3 weeks

  25-03-2021 22:21
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California is expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over next week and anyone 16 and over on April 15. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that the state expects to receive 2.5 million doses a week in the first half of April and more than 3 million a week in the second half of the month. That’s a big jump from the roughly 1.8 million doses a week the state is currently getting. The move comes as some California counties have veered away from
  
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• USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit

  25-03-2021 22:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with over 700 women who accused the college’s longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse. The agreement announced Thursday is believed to be a record amount for such a case. It dwarfs the $500 million that Michigan State University agreed to pay in 2018 to settle claims against sports doctor Larry Nassar. When combined with an earlier $215 million settlement of a separate class-action
  
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• Dozens of playwrights, actors join ‘Period Piece’ monologues

  25-03-2021 22:20
  
  Mandy Moore, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beth Leavel, Jessica Hecht and dozens of other actors are teaming up to talk about something rarely mentioned on stage: periods. “Period Piece” will consist of 36 monologues by 36 different playwrights performed over three different performances in April. Contributing playwrights include Sarah Ruhl, Theresa Rebeck, Ngozi Anyanwu, Quinn Fontaine, Kit Yan and Lauren Gunderson. They’ll tackle everything from Eleanor Roosevelt to the life of a yo
  
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• Arizona sheriff tries to head off contempt of court hearing

  25-03-2021 22:17
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone is trying to stave off a possible civil contempt of court hearing in the same racial profiling case that led to contempt rulings against his predecessor, Joe Arpaio. Penzone urged a judge against holding a contempt hearing over the sheriff’s backlog of more than 1,700 internal affairs cases. Each case takes an average of 500 days to complete. Penzone has said his suggestions for fixing the problem were rejected. Opposing attorneys a
  
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• EXPLAINER: Varying views on how to keep accurate voter rolls

  25-03-2021 22:13
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A key element of voting restrictions pushed by Republican state lawmakers this year focuses on cleaning voter rolls to ensure only those eligible are registered. Maintaining accurate voter lists is a bipartisan concern, but there is little agreement on the best way to do it. Democrats say some actions proposed by Republicans are too aggressive and will end up purging eligible voters. Republicans say Democrats are too lax, resulting in bloated rolls that undermine confidence
  
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• Texas AG, news media tussle over Capitol riot records

  25-03-2021 22:01
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas attorney general’s office is seeking to withhold or denying it has records related to the Republican official’s appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Ken Paxton and his wife appeared at the Jan. 6 event in Washington, D.C., and touted his failed legal push to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. Several news organizations, including The Associated Press, have since req
  
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• Buttigieg pitches ‘once in a generation’ infrastructure fix

  25-03-2021 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is calling for a once in a generation infrastructure investment that would address a massive backlog in needed improvements for the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems while also tackling climate change. Buttigieg avoided specifics on how it would be paid for in an appearance before a House panel on Thursday, but he says the current level of investment poses “a threat to our collective future.” He says the
  
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• The Latest: North Carolina to open vaccination eligibility

  25-03-2021 21:54
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The governor of North Carolina has announced all residents who are at least 16 years old will qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine starting April 7. Meanwhile, essential workers not yet vaccinated can get their shot starting March 31.
  State health officials and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper bumped up the distribution timeline as lack of demand has prompted some counties to already administer doses to the general public. The state also received reassurances on Tuesday that it would s
  
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• Biden leaves door open for Senate changes to advance agenda

  25-03-2021 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is leaving the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda past Republican opposition. In his first formal news conference as president, Biden at first backed a modification — but not elimination — of the filibuster, which stands in the way of passing the president’s ambitious agenda in the deadlocked Senate. But he then appeared, at least on certain issues, to suggest he would go fu
  
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• Hundreds arrested in Belarus ‘Freedom Day’ protest

  25-03-2021 21:53
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Protesters calling for the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president have marched in small groups throughout the capital of Minsk. The protests on Thursday were the first sizable turnout of demonstrators since weeks of protest rocked the country last year. The groups marched through courtyards and streets to avoid widescale arrests like those during the massive protests of 2020, some of which approached 200,000 people. Riot police set up a heavy presence in
  
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• University of Michigan OKs ‘net zero’ carbon emission plan

  25-03-2021 21:52
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan is pledging to achieve “net zero” carbon status for its $12.5 billion endowment by 2050. The board of regents approved a plan Thursday that calls for shifting investments away from companies that produce fossil fuels and toward those generating renewable energy. It pledges $140 million in new investments in wind and solar power and projects to limit carbon emissions. It would continue the current practice of not investing i
  
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• Los Angeles park closed after protest to save homeless camp

  25-03-2021 21:51
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A newly installed fence is surrounding a Los Angeles park after a late-night confrontation between police and demonstrators who oppose the city’s effort to remove a large homeless encampment and perform what officials say are necessary repairs to the site. People who were already living in tents late Wednesday at Echo Park Lake were allowed to remain overnight but were given 24 hours notice to leave. Police Chief Michel Moore says Thursday that housing resources ar
  
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• Texas death toll from February storm, outages surpasses 100

  25-03-2021 21:48
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That’s nearly double the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The majority of the deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The number could continue to rise as officials link more deaths to the storm that knocked out power to more than 4 milli
  
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• University of Southern California to pay $852M to settle sex abuse claims against school gynecologist

  25-03-2021 21:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — University of Southern California to pay $852M to settle sex abuse claims against school gynecologist.The post University of Southern California to pay $852M to settle sex abuse claims against school gynecologist appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Police investigate a serious-injury collision involving a bicyclist in downtown Tucson

  25-03-2021 21:44
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Police are investigating a serious-injury collision involving a bicyclist in downtown Tucson Thursday afternoon.Motorists are asked to avoid the intersection of Sixth Ave. and Broadway Blvd.TRAFFIC ALERTPlease avoid the intersection of S. 6th Ave/E. Broadway Blvd.
  Officers are investigating a serious-injury collision involving a bicyclist. Please use an alternate route & drive safe. pic.twitter.com/ByYkCIRG4W— Sergeant Richard Gradillas (@SgtGradillas) March 25, 2021
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• For media, Biden news conference notable for what’s missing

  25-03-2021 21:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden’s first presidential news conference was notable for what was missing now that Donald Trump is gone: no contentious exchanges with reporters, no Fox News and no questions about COVID-19. Biden announced a new goal for vaccine distribution before taking questions, but reporters didn’t ask about the pandemic. Immigration and the filibuster were the most popular topics in the session, which produced no real fireworks. Biden took no questions from news out
  
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• Biden vows action on migrants as he defends border policy

  25-03-2021 21:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will take steps to more quickly move hundreds of migrant children and teens out of cramped detention facilities along the Southwest border, President Joe Biden said Thursday as he pushed back hard against suggestions that his administration’s policies are responsible for the rising number of people seeking to cross into the country. Bidn was pressed repeatedly on the situation at the border at his first news conference since taking office. He cited a series
  
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• Bungled hearing delays GOP voting restriction bill in Texas

  25-03-2021 21:42
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A procedural gaffe has forced the abrupt end of a Texas House hearing on a Republican-backed voting restrictions bill and at least temporarily deprived more than 100 people of the chance to testify about it. The sweeping bill, which is part of Republicans’ nationwide campaign to restrict access to the ballot, would impose new limits on mail-in voting and grant more power to partisan poll watchers in the country’s second-largest state. Republican state Rep.
  
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• Texas officials raise death toll of February storm and blackouts to at least 111 people, nearly doubling initial tally

  25-03-2021 21:38
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials raise death toll of February storm and blackouts to at least 111 people, nearly doubling initial tally.The post Texas officials raise death toll of February storm and blackouts to at least 111 people, nearly doubling initial tally appeared first on KVOA.
  
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