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• High temperatures will peak tomorrow before strong winds return

  04-04-2021 23:38
  
  TUCSON - We have seen near record breaking high temperatures for the last few days. Now we are tracking another weak front that will bring wind gusts as high as 45 mph.High temperatures on Monday afternoon will range from 93-97 degrees across the Tucson area while Cochise and Santa Cruz counties will top out around 90.Temperatures will fall back into the upper 80's Tuesday.West to northwest winds 15-25 mph are expected Tuesday, with gusts as high as 40 mph in the afternoon. The strongest winds w
  
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• Commissioner set to celebrate Pac-12’s 1st title since 1992

  04-04-2021 23:23
  
  Outgoing Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott is very proud to be in San Antonio to celebrate the conference’s first NCAA women’s basketball championship since 1992. The conference is guaranteed its first title since Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer and the Cardinal won their last one in 1992. Scott told The Associated Press it’s a very gratifying moment for the league that’s seen the rise of Pac-12 women’s basketball over the last decade. Scott credits the growth of t
  
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• Woman found in bathtub in Phoenix home apparently drowned

  04-04-2021 22:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 30-year-old woman who was found underwater in a bathtub at a Phoenix home has died. City firefighters responded to a house Sunday morning and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say it appears to be a drowning, but no other details were immediately released. The name of the woman also is not immediately available. Phoenix police say they are investigating the death, but there were no signs of foul play or suicide at the scene.The post Woman fo
  
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• Early polls suggest Bulgarian leader’s party will win vote

  04-04-2021 22:12
  
  SOFIA, Bugaria (AP) — Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s center-right GERB party is the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election after several exit polls showed it placing first. The parliamentary election Sunday widely seen as a referendum on the long-time prime minister after months of anti-government protests and amid a surge in coronavirus infections. Four exit polls gave the party around 25% of the vote. Support for Borrissov at home and abroad has eroded since thou
  
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• Capitol attack raises questions of security vs public access

  04-04-2021 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are trying to balance openness with safety after Friday’s attack within steps of the Capitol. It’s a challenge for Congress, nearly three months after a mob stormed the seat of American democracy. The sprawling complex has been ringed by security fencing and National Guard troops since the deadly Jan. 6 riot, when supporters of then-President Donald Trump breached the Capitol. Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, the top Republican on a panel addressing the issu
  
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• Rahm heads to Masters with clear head as a first-time father

  04-04-2021 21:34
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jon Rahm can play the Masters with a clear head and a happy heart. His wife gave birth to their first child. Kelley Rahm’s due date was the weekend of the Masters, and Rahm had said he would leave at a moment’s notice to be with her during the delivery, even if that meant pulling out at Augusta National. He shared the news of the baby’s birth on Instagram. They named their son Kepa Cahill Rahm. He was born early Friday. Rahm is the No. 3 player in
  
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• European leader urges foreign fighters to leave Libya

  04-04-2021 21:04
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The European Union is calling for the departure of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, saying it’s a “precondition” for a return to stability in the war-torn country. At a news conference in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, EU Council President Charles Michel described the appointment of a transitional government earlier this year as a “historic moment.” The government is meant to shepherd the country through until general elections on Dec.
  
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• Hymns through masks: Christians mark another pandemic Easter

  04-04-2021 20:53
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Christianity’s most joyous feast day is being celebrated worldwide with worshippers spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings for the second Easter Sunday in a row. From Protestant churches in South Korea to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, the faithful observed an Easter shaped by the pandemic. In Jerusalem, air travel restrictions and quarantine regulations prevented foreign pilgrims from flocking to r
  
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• Florida works to avoid “catastrophic” pond collapse

  04-04-2021 20:42
  
  PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond to avoid a “catastrophic flood.” Manatee County officials say the latest models show that a breach at the old phosphate plant reservoir in the Tampa Bay area could gush out 340 million gallons of water in a matter of minutes, risking a 20-feet high wall of water. Authorities say 316 homes have been evacuated. The Florida Department of Environmental Protectio
  
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• US shuts once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners

  04-04-2021 20:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has closed a once-secret prison unit at its Guantanamo Bay detention center that had fallen into disrepair. U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday that the prisoners held in Camp 7 have been moved to a unit adjacent to where the other detainees are held at the U.S. base in Cuba. Camp 7 opened in December 2006 for prisoners previously held in clandestine CIA facilities around the world. The unit held about 14 prisoners. and the military had long kept even
  
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• Kosovo gets new president, its second female leader

  04-04-2021 20:11
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s parliament has elected former parliament speaker Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu as the country’s new president. The 120-seat parliament on Sunday gave 71 votes for the 38-year-old to become the second female president in post-war Kosovo. Since November, she has been acting president after then-President Hashim Thaci resigned after facing charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague. Osmani-Sadriu had the backing
  
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• Jordan’s king sends tough message on dissent in royal family

  04-04-2021 19:41
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordanian authorities say they have foiled a “malicious plot” by a former crown prince to destabilize the kingdom with foreign support. The accusations contradict the prince’s claims that he is being punished for speaking out against corruption and incompetence. The United States and Arab governments have voiced support for King Abdullah II. That reflects Jordan’s importance as an island of relative stability in a volatile region. But the king&rsquo
  
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• Gunmen kill Pakistani anti-terrorism court judge and family

  04-04-2021 19:19
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have killed an anti-terrorism court judge and his family as they travelled from the Swat region in northwest Pakistan to the capital Islamabad. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting, which also seriously injured two of Judge Aftab Ahmed Afridi’s bodyguards. Pakistan’s anti-terrorism courts were established to hear cases ranging from terrorist financing to the prosecution of perpetrators of insurgent attacks. Critics
  
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• TPD: Fatal crash on 29th and Columbus

  04-04-2021 19:03
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department has confirmed that two people died after a collision on E. 29th Street and Columbus Boulevard late Friday night.Two cars were involved in the crash, a 2006 Toyota Tundra and a 2016 Chrysler 300.
  The drive of one car and the passenger in the other car involved were both pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger in the Toyota was identified as 29-year-old Deandra Danielle Cadena. The driver of the Chrysler was identified as 40-year-old Yvonne Marie Le
  
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• The Daily Saguaro, Sunday 4/4/21

  04-04-2021 19:00
  
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• Army: Soldier says she was sexually assaulted at Fort Sill

  04-04-2021 18:48
  
  LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — Military officials say soldiers at Fort Sill have been suspended from duty as the Army investigates another soldier’s allegations that she was sexually assaulted. Maj. Gen. Ken Kamper said Thursday that last month, a female soldier training at the Oklahoma post “reported that she was the victim of sexual assault involving Fort Sill cadre members.” She made a formal complaint on March 27, but Kamper didn’t say when the alleged assault happened or
  
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• ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening

  04-04-2021 18:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend. “Godzilla vs. Kong” scored the best opening of the pandemic with $48.5 million in ticket sales since opening Wednesday, even while it was simultaneously streaming at home. The previous best opening of 2021 in North America was “Tom & Jerry,” with $13.7 million in late February. The previous pandemic-high belonged to “Wonder Woman 1984,&rdquo
  
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• UK arrests over 100 in protests against policing bill

  04-04-2021 18:15
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police say 107 people were arrested in London during demonstrations the previous day against government plans to increase police powers. Thousands marched in towns and cities across the country on Saturday to protest the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, defying coronavirus restrictions. Police said the “Kill the Bill” protests were mostly peaceful and most of those taking part observed social distancing. They said a small number of people were in
  
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• UK eyes testing COVID-19 passports at mass gatherings

  04-04-2021 18:09
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain is planning to test a series of measures including “coronavirus status certifications” over the coming weeks to see if they can allow people to safely return to mass gatherings at sports arenas, nightclubs and concerts. People attending a range of events will need to be tested both before and after. Officials are also developing plans to trial COVID-19 passports. The test events will take place later this month and in May and will include soccer’s FA
  
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• Arizona reports 464 additional COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

  04-04-2021 17:54
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 464 more confirmed COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths. The state’s pandemic totals increased to 844,302 cases and 16,990 deaths, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard. The dashboard also showed the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered neared 3.6 million with over 2.2 million people, or 31.2% of the state population, having received at least one dose and over 1.4 million people those being fully
  
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• 5 women arrested in southern France in suspected attack plot

  04-04-2021 17:29
  
  PARIS (AP) — Police in southern France have arrested four women and a girl as part of an anti-terrorist investigation into a suspected attack plot targeting the city of Montpellier. Police said the arrests took place overnight in the nearby city of Beziers. The anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office and domestic intelligence service are handling the investigation. The mayor said an 18-year-old woman, her mother and three sisters were arrested. The 18-year-old had “boasted” to
  
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• Low saguaro reproduction numbers at national park in Tucson

  04-04-2021 17:15
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It’s estimated that there are more than 2 million cactuses at Saguaro National Park within the 140-square-mile preserve bracketing Tucson. The latest count last year represents a roughly 7% increase from the 2010 saguaro census. But experts are worried about the low number of young saguaros that are cropping up to replace their towering elders. The region has had a drought cycle that dates to the mid-1990s and the long dry stretch appears to be impacting both rep
  
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• Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police

  04-04-2021 17:13
  
  Lawmakers in several states are proposing legislation that would require more training for police in how to interact with someone in a mental crisis following some high-profile deaths. The proposals in places like California, New York and Utah lean heavily on additional training for officers or updating standards. But none of the laws appear to address the root question: whether police should be the ones responding when someone is mentally ill. A 2015 report says people with untreated mental ill
  
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• ‘The ball is tipped’: Recollections of ‘One Shining Moment’

  04-04-2021 17:12
  
  “One Shining Moment” is set to return to millions of TV screens after unbeaten Gonzaga faces Baylor for the men’s college basketball championship on Monday night. The set-to-song montage of highlights and lowlights from March Madness has become a fixture at the end of each season. It usually is filled with big plays, hugs and hand slaps, celebrations on court and in locker rooms, tears on the sidelines and in the stands. The AP asked dozens of players and coaches about “O
  
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• 1 person dead, 3 others hurt in multiple car crash in Mesa

  04-04-2021 17:08
  
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and three others injured after a crash on U.S. 60 in Mesa. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say multiple vehicles were involved in the crash about 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Mesa Fire and Medical Department crews had to use hydraulic extrication tools to remove one person from a vehicle. Authorities say a driver was in an emergency lane and attempted to pull a vehicle from that area using a tow strap. But the car was hit by anothe
  
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• Jordan FM: ‘Malicious plot’ uncovered to destabilize kingdom

  04-04-2021 16:35
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Jordanian official says that his country has foiled a “malicious plot” that threatened to destabilize the kingdom. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi spoke at a news conference Sunday, a day after a half brother of King Abdullah II was placed under house arrest. Safadi said Jordanian intelligence had intercepted certain communications at what he called the “zero hour.” He says it then “was clear they moved from design and planning into act
  
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• Indonesia boat collision kills 2 fishermen, 15 missing

  04-04-2021 16:23
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say a collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat has killed two people and left 15 people missing. The head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said two bodies were recovered Sunday. One of the dead was trapped in a fishing net beneath the surface, and another found inside the sunken vessel. The fishing boat with 32 aboard capsized after hitting the Indonesian bulk carrier late Saturday. Fifteen crew were rescued. Local fish
  
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• UK eyes testing out COVID-19 passports at mass gatherings

  04-04-2021 16:07
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain is planning to test a series of measures including “coronavirus status certifications” over the coming weeks to see if they can allow people to safely return to mass gatherings at sports arenas, nightclubs and concerts. People attending a range of events will need to be tested both before and after. Officials are also developing plans to trial COVID-19 passports. The test events will take place later this month and in May and will include soccer’s FA
  
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• Indonesia landslides, floods kill 41 people; dozens missing

  04-04-2021 15:53
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s disaster relief agency says landslides and flash floods from torrential rains have killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands. More than two dozen others were still missing by late Sunday. Rescuers recovered 35 bodies after a landslide tumbled down onto a village on Adonara island in East Nusa Tenggara province. Flash flooding killed at least six people elsewhere. Relief efforts were hampered because of power cuts and blocked roads covered
  
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• The Latest: Religious figures to have vaccine site in Italy

  04-04-2021 15:52
  
  ROME — Priests, nuns and other people living in community settings are among the vaccination priority groups permitted under Italy’s revised national rollout. The country’s Piedmont region is going a step further by opening a special vaccine center just for the leaders of religious communities.Medical personnel at the Cottolengo hospital complex in Turin are set to administer the vaccine to official representatives of Buddhist, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, as well as Waldensian an
  
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• Jordan says it foiled ‘malicious plot’

  04-04-2021 15:35
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Jordanian official says that his country has foiled a “malicious plot.” Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi spoke at a news conference Sunday, a day after a half brother of King Abdullah was placed under house arrest. Safadi said Jordanian intelligence had intercepted certain communications at what he called the “zero hour.” He says it then “was clear they moved from design and planning into action.” He says some 14-16 people are unde
  
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• EXPLAINER: Legion of Chauvin prosecutors, each with own role

  04-04-2021 15:35
  
  Viewers watching the trial of a former Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd’s death may be struck by the array of prosecutors presenting their case. The choice of who does what is no accident. While Derek Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, works alone, the prosecution has more than a dozen attorneys. Experts agree the roles played by the various prosecutors are based on the skill sets each brings, but appearances matter too. That includes the fact that a Black prosecutor gave th
  
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• Senior Jordanian official: ‘Malicious plot’ was foiled by security at last minute

  04-04-2021 15:28
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Senior Jordanian official: ‘Malicious plot’ was foiled by security at last minute.The post Senior Jordanian official: ‘Malicious plot’ was foiled by security at last minute appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Turkey: Ex-admirals derided for statement on straits treaty

  04-04-2021 15:08
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — A group of more than 100 retired Turkish admirals have come under fire over a statement that government officials tied to past military coups in Turkey. In a declaration issued late Saturday, the 103 former navy officers criticized a suggestion that Turkey could withdraw from the international treaty that regulates shipping through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits. Turkey’s vice president on Sunday compared the statement’s signatories to “cowards whist
  
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• With new aid, schools seek solutions to problems new and old

  04-04-2021 15:03
  
  Schools across the U.S. are weighing how to use a windfall from the federal government’s latest coronavirus relief package. Districts want to ease the harm of the pandemic and tackle problems that existed long before the coronavirus. The assistance that was approved this month totals $123 billion. The aid will help schools reopen and expand summer programs. It also offers a chance to pursue programs that have long been seen as too expensive, such as intensive tutoring, mental health servic
  
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• Rockets hit near Iraq base housing US trainers, no one hurt

  04-04-2021 14:48
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official says two rockets have landed near an Iraqi air base just north of Baghdad that houses U.S. trainers. There are no casualties or damage. Maj. Gen. Tahseen al-Khafaji says the rockets landed Sunday outside Balad air base after midday. The attack is the first on a base housing U.S. troops since an attack last month on a base in western Iraq that houses US contractors and coalition troops. One U.S contractor died after at least 10 rockets slammed into the base,
  
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• India recovers bodies of 20 more troops after Maoist clashes

  04-04-2021 14:27
  
  PATNA, India (AP) — India has recovered the bodies of 20 police and paramilitary troops killed in a gunbattle with Maoist rebels. Police said Sunday 22 troops were killed and 31 wounded. One soldier was still missing. This was India’s deadliest engagement with the Maoists in four years. The fighting erupted Saturday, when Indian security forces raided a rebel hideout in the forests of the eastern Chhattisgarh state. The body of one female insurgent was recovered. An anti-Maoist offic
  
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• Truck owner behind deadly Taiwan railway crash apologizes

  04-04-2021 14:10
  
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan’s worst rail accident in decades has apologized in tears while being led away from his home by police. According to the government’s disaster relief center, the unmanned truck’s emergency brake was not properly engaged. It slid from a construction site down onto the tracks Friday, where it was hit by a passenger train, killing 48. The train derailed just before entering a tunnel, crushing many pass
  
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• The Latest: Libya gets first 100K doses of vaccine

  04-04-2021 14:06
  
  CAIRO — Authorities say Libya has received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines.
  The Libyan Health Ministry said 101,250 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine landed in the capital, Tripoli and were taken to the ministry’s storehouses on Sunday.
  Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said in a tweet that other shipments would arrive, although he didn’t set a timeframe.
  Libya has seen a swell in confirmed COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
  The county of around 7 million peo
  
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• Vast archives at JFK Library help bring ‘Hemingway’ to life

  04-04-2021 14:03
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A new Ken Burns documentary on the life of Ernest Hemingway is shedding new light on one of America’s greatest writers. “Hemingway,” a three-part series produced by Burns and longtime collaborator Lynn Novick, premieres April 5 on PBS. It was made with the help of an extensive Hemingway collection housed at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum and Library in Boston. Hemingway and Kennedy never met but admired each other, and the author’s collection
  
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• New to DC, Buttigieg looks to build bridges with Biden plan

  04-04-2021 13:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months into his job, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is forging a fresh path for his Cabinet role and in his life that could bridge gaps with Republicans when it comes to President Joe Biden’s agenda. He’s been caught on Twitter biking home from work. He’s made a pitch for Biden’s massive public works plan at the popular SXSW conference in Texas. And he keeps up a dizzying pace of media interviews to sway the public. Biden has tasked Bu
  
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• Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd season

  04-04-2021 13:52
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A controversial Iranian TV spy thriller is once again generating buzz in the Islamic Republic. It’s drawing the ire of government officials and complaints from viewers over alleged censorship in the second season finale. The fictional series, titled “Gando,” chronicles the exploits of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard agents. The first season grabbed headlines for depicting Iranian intelligence operatives combating an American super spy w
  
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• In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

  04-04-2021 13:50
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has used his traditional Easter address to denounce as “scandalous” that warfare continues to rage and military arsenals are fattened around the world as the coronavirus pandemic causes social and economic suffering. Francis tempered his world affairs speech on Easter Sunday with wishes of joy along with accounts of pain from the globe’s many armed conflicts and other sources of violence. He also appealed anew to the international communit
  
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• The Latest: Britain to trial virus certificates for events

  04-04-2021 13:29
  
  LONDON — Britain’s government is planning to trial a coronavirus status certification plan over the coming months to allow the safe return of mass gatherings at places like sports grounds and nightclubs.
  Officials are expected to consider passports that show whether a person has received a vaccine, has recently tested negative for the virus, or has immunity due to having tested positive in the previous six months.
  The trial events will include soccer’s FA Cup semi-final and fin
  
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• Northern Ireland police appeal for calm after violent unrest

  04-04-2021 13:11
  
  LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after officers were attacked and cars were set on fire during a second night of unrest. Three cars were hijacked and set on fire Saturday night in Newtownabbey, an area on the outskirts of Belfast. On Friday night, 27 police officers were injured and eight people were arrested during riots in Belfast and Londonderry. Police said they came under “sustained attack” from a large group of young people throwing stones,
  
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• Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays

  04-04-2021 12:44
  
  PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people around France are spending the Easter holiday lining up for COVID-19 shots as the government tries to speed up vaccinations amid a new surge of infections. In Lyon, a soccer team opened its stadium as a mass vaccination center and provided 200 volunteers to help medical personnel and firefighters. The team’s president expressed hope that the effort would help create “social cohesion” as France entered a third partial lockdown. But as Europ
  
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• Jordanian prince’s criticism put kingdom’s allies in bind

  04-04-2021 12:38
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan’s allies have rallied around King Abdullah II after his half-brother unleashed unprecedented public criticism of how the country is run. In a video statement, Prince Hamzah complained of corruption and lack of free expression. The swift show of support, even as Abdullah placed Hamzah under house arrest, underscored Jordan’s strategic importance as an island of relative stability in the turbulent region. While the harsh criticism from a popular member of
  
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• Heavy rains trigger landslide, floods in Indonesia; 44 dead

  04-04-2021 12:28
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 44 people and displaced thousands. Mud tumbled down onto dozens of house in Lamenele village from surrounding hills shortly after midnight on Flores Island. Rescuers recovered 38 bodies and five injured. Three more bodies were found of villagers who were swept away by flash floods. In another village, three were killed and seven are missing missing after overnight rains cau
  
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• Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter

  04-04-2021 12:13
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Christianity’s most joyous feast day is being celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings for the second Easter Sunday. From Protestant churches in South Korea to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, worshippers were subject to restrictions conditioned by the pandemic. In Jerusalem, air travel restrictions and quarantine regulations prevented foreign pilgrims from flocki
  
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• 12 dead, 4 missing after fishing boat sinks in eastern China

  04-04-2021 11:37
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media says a fishing boat has capsized and sank off the coast of the eastern Zhejiang province. At least 12 crew members have died and four are missing. Another four of the 20 crew members were rescued alive, and search efforts were ongoing Sunday. Maritime search teams have dispatched helicopters and rescue vessels for the operation, and nearby fishing boats also joined in. Xinhua said the maritime provincial search and rescue center received a report at 4:28
  
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