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• World Series of Poker sets dates for in-person play in Vegas

  01-04-2021 23:59
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The World Series of Poker plans to return to live, in-person play for a nearly eight-week tournament in Las Vegas later this year. Parent company Caesars Entertainment said Thursday it hopes to return to pre-pandemic form and draw as many entrants as its record 187,000 players in 2019. Last year, the event adopted a hybrid online format due to COVID-19 restrictions. About 1,400 players competed for a $13 million prize pool and the championship was in December. Play this ye
  
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• Former teacher convicted of recording students undressing

  01-04-2021 23:59
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former teacher has been convicted of secretly recording 124 students and an adult teacher undressing over a period of nearly two years. The Tampa Bay Times reports that 52-year-old Mark William Ackett pleaded guilty Thursday in Hillsborough County Circuit Court to more than 300 counts of video voyeurism. He faces the possibility of life in prison at his May 10 sentencing. Ackett taught fashion design and coached girls track at Bloomingdale High School. Investigators sa
  
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• George Soros to give $500M to Bard College in New York

  01-04-2021 23:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has committed $500 million to a private liberal arts college in New York. The recipient, Bard College, said Thursday the gift would be among the largest ever given to higher education in the United States. The school says the money “will endow the college’s full array of student financial aid, faculty, and program” and enable it to sustain its mission and grow its profile. The college also announced it raised $250 mi
  
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• EXPLAINER: How Floyd’s ‘spark of life’ played out at trial

  01-04-2021 23:36
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors trying a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death put Floyd’s girlfriend on the witness stand in an effort to humanize him for the jury. But the testimony of Courteney Ross also gave the defense an opportunity to delve into Floyd’s addiction. Prosecutors are using a legal doctrine called “spark of life” to call Ross, as well as Floyd’s brother, to the witness stand. The doctrine is controversial among defen
  
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• At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team ‘looks like America’

  01-04-2021 23:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those held by his predecessor. The full Cabinet met in the spacious East Room for social distancing during the pandemic, instead of its usual location in a more cramped room in the West Wing. Participants wore face masks. And the portion of Thursday’s meeting that was open to the press lacked any of the over-the-top tributes to the chief executive that came to define President Donald Tr
  
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• Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies

  01-04-2021 23:32
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man. Andreas Flaten says his former employer dumped at least 90,000 pennies on his driveway last month as a form of final payment for his work at an auto shop. When Bellevue, Washington-based Coinstar heard the story, the company decided a change was in order. They picked up Flaten’s coins on Thursday and rounded up the amount to give him a $1,000 check. They also made donatio
  
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• Chicago police ID fatally shot suspect as a 13-year-old

  01-04-2021 23:32
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A suspect fatally shot by Chicago police in what the department called an “armed confrontation” has been identified as a 13-year-old. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday that Adam Toledo of Chicago died of a gunshot wound to his chest. Chicago police say an officer was responding to a scene where gunfire had been detected early Monday, and the officer shot the suspect. Police say officers had been dispatched to the Little Village neighbo
  
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• Westminster dog show to return to NYC in January 2022

  01-04-2021 23:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Show dogs will have their day in Madison Square Garden again when the Westminster Kennel Club show returns in January after coronavirus precautions prompted a shift to the suburbs this spring. The club announced Thursday that next year’s final rounds will be held as usual at the famous arena. But they’ll be earlier than normal, on Jan. 25-26. Preliminary rounds will be at a venue to be announced and start Jan. 24, after an agility championship there on Jan. 22.
  
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• Capitol stormer who wore ‘I Was There’ shirt to stay in jail

  01-04-2021 23:28
  
  A federal judge has refused to set bail for a Texas man who was wearing a T-shirt that said he was in Washington on the day of the U.S. Capitol riots when he was arrested on charges he stormed the building. U.S. Judge Carl Nichols on Thursday ordered Garret Miller to remain jailed pending trial. Miller didn’t give a statement to the law enforcement officers who arrested him at his home two weeks after the riots, prosecutors said. But they noted he was wearing a T-shirt that had a photograp
  
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• Colombia midfielder Viafara gets 11 years on US drug charge

  01-04-2021 23:24
  
  SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say a former midfielder for Colombia’s national soccer team has been sentenced in a Texas courtroom to more than 11 years in prison for drug trafficking. Jhon Viafara was sentenced during a hearing in federal court in Sherman, Texas, on Wednesday. The 42-year-old Viafara, a native of Robles, Colombia, pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to import 5 kilograms or more of cocaine into the United States. He had been extradited to the U.S. in Ja
  
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• Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation

  01-04-2021 23:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities say they have detained the so-called fake German heiress Anna Sorokin as she awaits deportation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Thursday that Sorokin has been in custody since March 25. The con artist remained in New Jersey’s Bergen County Jail days after she was scheduled to be returned to her native Germany. The delay could mean the one-time darling of the Big Apple social scene is challenging her deportation. Sorokin
  
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• Suspect in 5 shootings found dead in Nashville hotel room

  01-04-2021 23:09
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in the shooting of five people in Tennessee fired shots at U.S. marshals who went to a Nashville hotel to arrest him before he was found dead inside a room. Metro Nashville police spokeswoman Kris Mumford says 48-year-old Michael Lynn Tucker died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday after police breached a hotel room door and used a drone to look inside. Marshals went to the La Quinta hotel to arrest Tucker on charges that h
  
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• Biden admin lauds talks on readmitting US to Iran nuke deal

  01-04-2021 23:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is welcoming an EU announcement that participants in the Iran nuclear deal will meet this week to discuss a possible return of the United States to the 2015 accord. Friday’s virtual meeting of officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and Iran comes as the U.S. is exploring ways to rejoin the deal that former President Donald Trump withdrew from in 2018. President Joe Biden has said the U.S. will to return to the deal if Iran co
  
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• Man charged with murder in North Carolina road rage shooting

  01-04-2021 23:02
  
  LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been charged with first-degree murder in a road rage shooting last week that left a Pennsylvania woman dead. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said Dejywan Floyd of Lumberton was arrested early Thursday at an apartment complex. Floyd is charged in the fatal shooting of Julie Eberly of Manheim, Pennsylvania. The arrest comes a week after Eberly was killed when shots were fired from a car on Interstate 95, just north of Lumberton, as Eb
  
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• The Latest: California has given over 18M vaccine doses

  01-04-2021 22:53
  
  LOS ANGELES — California has administered more than 18 million doses as of Thursday and 6.7 million people are fully vaccinated. But the governor warned that getting to herd immunity may take months and depends on supply.
  Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state administered 2.5 million shots last week, which is about the amount California expects to receive next week.
  The state of nearly 40 million residents is coming back to life as more business sectors reopen following a crushing winter surge.
  
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• Sierra Vista PD glows teal for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

  01-04-2021 22:53
  
  Sierra Vista Police Department Sexual Assault Awareness Month
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) – Throughout the month of April, the Sierra Vista Police Department’s exterior lights will glow a different color.To show their support for survivors of sexual violence, SVPD has installed exterior teal lights. The police department will also have an informational display in the lobby.“Sexual violence and harassment are dehumanizing forms of abuse that harm our communities and have signifi
  
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• #ThisIsCleanAir: PDEQ launches photo and poetry challenge

  01-04-2021 22:48
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Air Program is inviting residents 16 years of age or older to participate in the #ThisIsCleanAir Challenge.To be able to participate in this challenge, you must submit photos or poetry that feature air quality awareness themes. Acceptable themes include: wildfires and smoke, asthma and health, citizen science and sensors, environmental justice and air quality, and air quality around the world.The PDEQ is als
  
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• Judge weighing motion to dismiss Chase lawsuit over censure

  01-04-2021 22:43
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has heard hours of arguments but did not immediately rule on whether to dismiss a lawsuit from firebrand Virginia conservative Amanda Chase over her state Senate colleagues’ decision to censure her. Chase is a Republican candidate for governor. She filed the lawsuit in February, a few days after her colleagues passed the censure resolution on a bipartisan vote, denouncing her for a “pattern of unacceptable conduct.” Attorney General Ma
  
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• Longtime AP Hawaii political reporter Bruce Dunford dies

  01-04-2021 22:36
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A longtime Associated Press political reporter in Hawaii, whose exploits prompted the governor at the time to declare the day he retired “Bruce Dunford Day,” has died. His son Terrence Dunford said his father died in his sleep Friday at a care home near Honolulu. He was 79. Dunford reported for the AP for 37 years, including more than two decades covering Hawaii politics. A tongue-in-cheek proclamation then-Gov. Linda Lingle issued upon his 2004 retirement said
  
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• Rider injured when ejected from Tennessee mountain coaster

  01-04-2021 22:32
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — State officials say a rider was ejected from a Tennessee mountain coaster and was hospitalized with head, wrist and ankle injuries. A report submitted by the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster’s owner to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development says the incident occurred Monday in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The report says the rider flew out of the cart while entering a curve, striking the track and traveling about 10 feet out o
  
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• Groups urge pressure on Mexico to save tiny vaquita porpoise

  01-04-2021 22:31
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmental groups are asking the U.S. government and international organizations to pressure Mexico to do more to save the vaquita marina porpoise, the world’s most endangered marine mammal. The groups want international bans on a range of Mexican seafood and wildlife. The Gulf of California is the only place where the vaquita lives, and as few as 10 remain. The Natural Resources Defense Council, the Center for Biological Diversity and two other groups said in a
  
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• Russia: North Korea ‘exodus’ will continue amid hardship

  01-04-2021 22:30
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country is suffering severe shortages of medicines and necessary goods amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite claiming to be coronavirus free, North Korea has sealed off its borders as part of stringent anti-pandemic measures that also involved the departure of diplomats and foreign nationals. In March, the last two international U.N. staffers, both with the World Food Program, reportedly left the country. In a Facebook post on T
  
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• EXPLAINER: Witnesses relive trauma, guilt over Floyd’s death

  01-04-2021 22:22
  
  The first days of testimony at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death have been dominated by the witnesses to his arrest and countless videos that forced them to relive the trauma of it all over again. Several witnesses broke down and sobbed during their testimony. Attorneys on both sides at the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin face a delicate balance in questioning witnesses who have experienced such pain while trying to advance their cases.
  
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• Amid glow open day, cloud looms over MLB All-Star Game

  01-04-2021 22:21
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Amid the glow of baseball’s opening day, there’s a cloud looming over the All-Star Game still more than three months away. Georgia’s new voting law has prompted calls from as high as the White House to consider moving the midsummer classic out of Atlanta. The game is set for July 13 at Truist Park. One of baseball’s biggest stars, Braves first baseman and reigning MVP Freddie Freeman, weighed in on the divisive issue. He suggested the game remain in A
  
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• Police: Suspect in 5 shootings opens fire in standoff

  01-04-2021 22:14
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in the shooting of five people in Tennessee fired shots at U.S. marshals who went to a hotel to arrest him, but no injuries have been reported. Metro Nashville police spokeswoman Kris Mumford said police were on the scene of a La Quinta hotel in Nashville and SWAT negotiators were trying to make contact with Michael Tucker, who was holed up inside. Marshals went to arrest Tucker on charges that he shot five people in Memphis on Friday. Memp
  
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• Wall Street closes higher, pushing S&P 500 past 4,000 points

  01-04-2021 22:11
  
  Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 past 4,000 points for the first time. Big Tech companies like Microsoft led the gains. The benchmark index climbed 1.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 2.6%. Smaller companies continued to outpace the rest of the markets. Companies that would benefit from greater sales of electric vehicles rose after President Joe Biden outlined various measures to support their use as part of his massive infrastructure plan. Stock tradin
  
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• Critics say scaled-back Arkansas hate crimes bill is a farce

  01-04-2021 22:08
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas legislative leaders have introduced a drastically scaled-back hate crimes measure that no longer refers to race, sexual orientation or gender identity. The proposal filed Thursday was denounced by longtime proponents of hate crimes laws who removing those specific classes makes it meaningless. The proposal instead refers to crimes committed against someone because of mental, physical, biological, cultural, political or religious beliefs of characteristics.
  
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• Review: Suspect in Portland killing likely fired at police

  01-04-2021 22:07
  
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Investigators say a fugitive wanted in the highly publicized killing last summer of a right-wing demonstrator in Portland, Oregon, last summer probably fired first at police in Washington state before they killed him. A task force was trying to arrest Michael Reinoehl near Olympia last September when four officers fired at him as he exited his car. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said that based on witness and officer statements and a spent shell casing fou
  
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• New breed ‘Law & Order’ brings back NYPD detective Stabler

  01-04-2021 22:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest member of the “Law & Order” franchise has a familiar face playing a familiar character, but producer Dick Wolf says he’s switching up the storytelling. NBC’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime” stars Christopher Meloni as New York police detective Elliot Stabler, the role he played until 2011 on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Unlike the mostly self-contained episodes of other “Law & Order&r
  
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• Biden’s ‘Jobs Cabinet’ to sell infrastructure as GOP resists

  01-04-2021 21:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. He’s deputizing a five-member “jobs Cabinet” to help in the effort. And he says the public likes the road, water and other improvements the plan promises. But the enormity of his task is clear — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is vowing to oppose him “every step of the way.”  McConnell, who objects to the plan’s ta
  
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• Mom tells daughter she’s been shot as April Fools’ Day joke

  01-04-2021 21:54
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police weren’t laughing after a woman told her daughter she had been shot as an April Fools’ Day joke. Police Lt. Ronald Hunt said the woman called her daughter early Thursday, said she had been shot and hung up. Hunt says between 15 and 20 officers, as well as fire officials and emergency responders went to the family’s home after the daughter called 911. When no one responded, officers wearing shields and with weapons drawn, broke down the d
  
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• Eastern Caribbean dollar goes digital, a help for unbanked

  01-04-2021 21:52
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve people without bank accounts. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank said its “DCash” is the first such blockchain-based currency introduced by any of the world’s currency unions, though some individual nations have similar existing systems. It became available Wednesday in four island nations under a yearlong pilot program: St. Lucia, Gre
  
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• US draws close to 100M vaccinations as baseball resumes

  01-04-2021 21:47
  
  The U.S. is moving closer toward vaccinating 100 million Americans against COVID-19 in a race against an uptick in cases that health officials fear could lead to another surge of infections. Over 99 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. More than 56 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, have been fully vaccinated. That’s according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But cases are inching up, and officials warn they could ban fans f
  
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• Hawks F Collins out at least a week with sprained ankle

  01-04-2021 21:38
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins will be out at least a week with a sprained left ankle, another blow to the injury plagued team. Collins was injured during during Tuesday night’s loss at Phoenix. He underwent an MRI that showed a lateral ankle sprain and associated bone bruise. Collins has started low-level rehabilitation activities and will be reviewed in a week, ruling him out for at least five games. The Hawks have dealt with a rash of injuries that have sideline
  
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• Pope celebrates surprise Holy Thursday with ousted cardinal

  01-04-2021 21:37
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has celebrated a surprise Holy Thursday Mass with the cardinal he fired last year. Francis’ extended an extraordinary gesture to Cardinal Angelo Becciu by celebrating the liturgy that commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper with his apostles before his crucifixion. News of the private celebration was confirmed by Becciu’s private secretary. In addition, a longtime friend who was in contact with Becciu after the papal visit said the cardinal was &l
  
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• Judge orders Lil Nas X’s ‘Satan shoes’ off the market

  01-04-2021 21:36
  
  Lil Nas X's "Satan Shoes" said to contain human blood, Photo Date: March 26, 2021Lil Nas X - A rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He's best known for his country rap single "Old Town Road", Photo Date: May 17, 2019
  (CNN) - It looks like Nike has won the battle over Lil Nas X's limited edition Satan shoe and could win the war.
  On Thursday, the federal judge granted Nike's temporary restraining order against the New York art collective MSCHF.
  That means for now, the $1,000 Satan
  
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• Large Florida school district hit by ransomware attack

  01-04-2021 21:32
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The computer system of one of the nation’s largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that demanded $40 million in ransom or it would erase files and post students’ and employees’ personal information online. Broward County Public Schools said in a statement Thursday that there is no indication that any personal information has been leaked and that it paid no ransom to the gang. The gang goes by the Conti and posted screenshots of
  
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• Pelosi: Remove Rep. Gaetz from committee if claims are true

  01-04-2021 21:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz is facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says if the claims are true, then the Florida Republican should at a minimum be removed from the House Judiciary Committee. Pelosi also says the House Ethics Committee should consider the allegations. Gaetz says the allegations are false. Two people familiar with the matter have told The Associated Press that Gaetz is under federal investigation over accusa
  
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• BBB Tip: Stock trading apps – what to know before you trade

  01-04-2021 21:21
  
  The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has begun warning investors about stock trading apps, saying while they have made it easier than ever to invest, there are some tips you should keep in mind before trading.
  Before you start investing in the stock market on an app, the BBB has recommended the following:Choose a reputable stock trading app. The trading app you choose is more than just a platform for trading; it is the company that will serve as your broker. Be sure that any company you are con
  
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• Sabra recalls ‘Classic Hummus’

  01-04-2021 21:20
  
  FDAAccording to Sabra, no illnesses or complaints have been reported.
  Sabra Dipping Company, LLC has issued a voluntary recall over concerns about Salmonella.The company says it recalled roughly 2,100 cases of the 'Classic Hummus' after a routine test of a single tub revealed a potential Salmonella contamination.The recall is limited to 10 oz. tubs that were produced on February 10th between the hours of 6 p.m. and midnight, with a "best before" date of April 26th.The product's UPCnumber is 300
  
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• Reese’s Mini Eggs #1 Easter Candy

  01-04-2021 21:20
  
  RetailMeNot is out with its annual ranking of Easter candy.
  RetailMeNot is out with its annual ranking of Easter candy.Topping this year's list, Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Eggs, as America's favorite Easter candy.That's followed by jelly beans, Cadbury Creme Eggs, the chocolate bunny, and Peeps, rounding out the top five.More than 77%of Americans surveyed said they plan on spending up to $50 on Easter candy this year.
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• Mars “Curiosity” new selfie

  01-04-2021 21:20
  
  NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS The panorama pic is made up of 60 images from the camera on the rover's robotic arm.
  A Mars rover snaps an out-of-this-world selfie.NASA's "Curiosity" Mars rover posed for this pic on the red planet earlier this month.It shows "Mont Mercou," a rock outcrop that stands 20 feet tall.The panorama pic is made up of 60 images from the camera on the rover's robotic arm.
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• After blank front page, newspaper learns it’s appreciated

  01-04-2021 21:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — After publishing a blank front page last week to call attention to its dire financial straits, the Northeast News in Kansas City is learning how it is appreciated. The newspaper has received more than $3,000 in donations and some new advertising. But the community weekly that reports on one of the city’s grittier neighborhoods is neither unique nor out of the woods. Financial troubles for the news industry is not a new story, particularly for small newspapers. The Nor
  
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• FDA authorizes over-the-counter tests

  01-04-2021 21:19
  
  AbbottFDA authorizes over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for emergency use.
  The Food and Drug Administration is greenlighting several at-home COVID-19 tests.Over-the-counter products from Abbott and Quidel got emergency use authorization Wednesday.They're for asymptomatic people involved with serial screening and those testing for antigens.Abbott says it will start shipping tests to retailers in the next few weeks.
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• Volvo to give employees 24 weeks paternal leave

  01-04-2021 21:18
  
  Volvo is changing its paid parental leave policy to include 24 weeks of time off for either parent.
  Starting April 1st, Volvo is changing its paid parental leave policy.The company says all employees with at least one year of service will get 24 weeks of leave.They'll be paid 80 percent of their base pay by default.Employees can choose to get 100 percent of paid parental leave for 19 weeks instead.This new policy applies to either parent.Employees can take their leave anytime within the first t
  
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• Judge tosses some claims in old Georgia election lawsuit

  01-04-2021 21:11
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A wide-ranging lawsuit filed two years ago to challenge the way Georgia’s elections are run has been pared down by a federal judge. The lawsuit was filed in November 2018 by Fair Fight Action. The group was founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost the governor’s race that month. A judge on Wednesday allowed some of the suit’s provisions to move forward, including claims against the state’s “exact match” voter registration requi
  
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• With King Kong, a little swagger returns to the box office

  01-04-2021 21:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Once again, mayhem and mass destruction is back at the box office. It’s almost like old times. “Godzilla vs. Kong,” one of the few tentpoles to dare release during COVID times, is poised this weekend to set a new high in ticket sales during the pandemic. It won’t be the kind of blockbuster business such a popular release would typically manage, but experts forecast a launch of at least $25 million. Opening-day ticket sales on Wednesday for “God
  
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• Prosecutors seek life term for would-be NYC suicide bomber

  01-04-2021 21:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station should face life in prison. They said in court papers filed Thursday that the attempted suicide bombing by Akayed Ullah in 2017 was a “premeditated and vicious” terror attack committed on behalf of Islamic State group. The government’s request comes a week after lawyers for Ullah argued in their own papers that he only deser
  
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• Republicans abruptly halt debate on Arizona election bill

  01-04-2021 21:06
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona election bill to purge inconsistent voters from the popular permanent early voting list is in limbo. The state House took the highly unusual step Thursday of cutting off debate. The bill would remove people who don’t return their mail ballot for two consecutive election cycles from the permanent list, which allows voters to automatically receive a ballot before each election. About 75% of Arizona voters are on the list. Democrats say the measure would disenf
  
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• McConnell urges fellow Republicans to get COVID-19 vaccines

  01-04-2021 21:04
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urged his fellow Republicans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during a visit to a hospital in western Kentucky. The Kentucky Republican said Thursday that he wasn’t reluctant to be vaccinated when he became eligible and said he would encourage everybody to do so. A March poll by The Associated Press found that 42% of Republicans say they probably or definitely will not get the shot, compared to 17% of Democrats. McConnell
  
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