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• Bryan, Texas, police chief: 1 dead, 4 hospitalized after shooting at cabinet business; shooter believed to be employee

  08-04-2021 23:59
  
  BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Bryan, Texas, police chief: 1 dead, 4 hospitalized after shooting at cabinet business; shooter believed to be employee.The post Bryan, Texas, police chief: 1 dead, 4 hospitalized after shooting at cabinet business; shooter believed to be employee appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why would an expert witness go without pay?

  08-04-2021 23:54
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Experts in medicine can command thousands of dollars for testifying in American courtrooms, but prosecutors made a point of letting jurors know that Dr. Martin Tobin was not being paid for his appearance Thursday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death. Tobin, a lung and critical care specialist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University’s medical school in Illinois, testified that Floyd died due to a lack of ox
  
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• California Highway 1 to reopen by April 30, agency says

  08-04-2021 23:40
  
  BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — The California Department of Transportation says Highway 1 along Big Sur is expected to reopen by April 30 because work to repair a huge piece of roadway that crumbled during a winter storm is nearly two months ahead of schedule. The scenic highway snaking through California’s rugged coastal cliffs has been closed since Jan. 28, when heavy rain triggered a landslide that carried a chunk of roadway into the sea. Crews began to fill the canyon below with dirt in
  
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• Texas church gunman likely planned mass shooting for months

  08-04-2021 23:39
  
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The man who killed more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 appeared to have been planning months before. That’s according to testimony at a trial in a lawsuit alleging the Air Force failed to flag a conviction that might have prevented him from legally buying the gun used in the shooting. Trial began Wednesday in a lawsuit against the federal government filed by survivors and families of victims of the shooting at the First Baptist Church
  
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• The Latest: Amtrak passenger service to return to Vermont

  08-04-2021 23:37
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont is preparing to welcome the return of Amtrak passenger rail service and inter-city bus services to the state, the Agency of Transportation announced Thursday.
  Amtrak service, which was suspended last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, will resume July 19.The resumption of service comes as Vermont is preparing for its post-pandemic reopening. Gov. Phil Scott has announced plans for the state to be largely reopened by July 4, if current vaccination rates cont
  
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• California Highway 1 to reopen by April 1, agency says

  08-04-2021 23:29
  
  BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — The California Department of Transportation says Highway 1 along Big Sur is expected to reopen by April 30 because work to repair a huge piece of roadway that crumbled during a winter storm is nearly two months ahead of schedule. The scenic highway snaking through California’s rugged coastal cliffs has been closed since Jan. 28, when heavy rain triggered a landslide that carried a chunk of roadway into the sea. Crews began to fill the canyon below with dirt in
  
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• Biden seeks a new view of infrastructure, far beyond asphalt

  08-04-2021 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — If President Joe Biden gets his way, the United States is going to be spending an enormous sum on infrastructure. But what is infrastructure? It’s defined narrowly by many Republicans: roads, bridges, ports, not much else. Biden goes big on the definition. To him, it’s not just steel, but home health care workers. Not just excavating dirt, but building “dignity.” If he prevails, infrastructure will mean much more than it did before. Much of the pac
  
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• Americans use stimulus to save, pay off debt more than spend

  08-04-2021 23:25
  
  Americans are proving remarkably reliable in how they are spending their federal stimulus payments. The New York Federal Reserve released a study this week that showed Americans are using most of the money for paying down debt and for savings, with a smaller portion going to actual spending. According to the report, households, on average, are using or plan to use about 41.6% of the latest relief payment toward savings, 33.7% toward debt and 24.7% for spending. The percentage for each category h
  
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• Feds halt sale of National Archives center in Seattle

  08-04-2021 23:20
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Biden administration has halted the sale of the federal archives building in Seattle, following months of opposition from people across the Pacific Northwest and a lawsuit by the Washington Attorney General’s Office. Sen. Patty Murray said in a news release Thursday that the federal Office of Management and Budget had withdrawn its approval for the sale, which would have forced the transfer of millions of records to facilities in Kansas City, Missouri, and Riversid
  
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• Donor may take back statue of justice in Plessy v. Ferguson

  08-04-2021 23:18
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The donor of a statue in Maine of the chief justice who served when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized racial segregation is willing to take it back. The Kennebec County Board of Commissioners voted in February to move the statue of Melvin Fuller from the front of the courthouse in Augusta. An attorney for Robert Fuller Jr. suggested he’s open to taking it back and finding a new location. Augusta native Melvin Fuller was the chief justice of the nation’s hig
  
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• Nicaragua slowly begins vaccinations for people over 60

  08-04-2021 23:17
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua has begun slowly vaccinating the elderly, using an AstraZeneca vaccine made in India. The country has only received about 167,500 doses of vaccines, a tiny amount for a country of five million.  Gym owner Isabel López, 65, lined up for her shot of the Covishield vaccine Thursday, part of an effort to protect the elderly that started this week. After getting her shot, López said “I have been waiting all year for this day. I’
  
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• Howard Weitzman, lawyer for Jackson, Bieber, DeLorean, dies

  08-04-2021 23:13
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Howard Weitzman, an attorney whose clients included Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, and auto maker John DeLorean, has died. He was 81.Weitzman died Wednesday in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles after a brief illness, his wife, Margaret Weitzman, said.Weitzman came to national fame as defense attorney for DeLorean, who was accused of cocaine trafficking in 1982. Weitzman argued that the FBI had entrapped DeLorean and got a not guilty verdict from the jury in 1
  
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• West Virginia transgender athlete bill wins Senate approval

  08-04-2021 23:09
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender females in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under a bill that narrowly won state Senate approval Thursday. After 90 minutes of passionate debate, the Senate passed the bill on an 18-15 vote. It now heads back to the House of Delegates to address Senate changes with only a few days left in the regular legislative session. Senate Education Committee chairwoman Patricia Rucker says the Se
  
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• Police: Multiple people hurt in shooting in Bryan, Texas

  08-04-2021 23:08
  
  BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Police say multiple people have been hurt in a shooting at a business in Bryan, Texas, and that the shooter is not in custody. Bryan Police Lt. Jason James said Thursday afternoon that several people were wounded. It was unclear whether anyone was killed. James said employees of the business are being interviewed. He says witnesses had identified a suspect. The post Police: Multiple people hurt in shooting in Bryan, Texas appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Police say multiple people have been hurt in a shooting in Bryan, Texas, and the shooter is not in custody

  08-04-2021 23:00
  
  BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Police say multiple people have been hurt in a shooting in Bryan, Texas, and the shooter is not in custody.The post Police say multiple people have been hurt in a shooting in Bryan, Texas, and the shooter is not in custody appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Adams, NFL veteran who killed 5, known as quiet, troubled

  08-04-2021 23:00
  
  Phillip Adams was a journeyman NFL player whose career was cut short by injuries. That disappointment apparently stuck with him during his post-football life. Authorities in Rock Hill, South Carolina, say the 32-year-old Adams fatally shot five people including a doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before later killing himself. Adams’ agent, Scott Casterline, says an injury during his rookie year prevented Adams from reaching his potential and that “weighed on him heavily.&r
  
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• Local animal shelter to hold ‘Name Your Own Price’ adoption promotion

  08-04-2021 22:48
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - If you're looking to adopt a furry friend -- look no further. Pima Animal Care Center says you can "Name your own price".
  Adopters can name their own adoption price for adult pets four months or older. The promotions runs from April 9 to 11.
  There is a $20 licensing fee per adopted dog that cannot be waived. Kittens and puppies will cost $50 each. On Wednesday, PACC took in 88 pets.PACC took in 88 animals yesterday, so the shelter is holding a special “Name Your Own Pr
  
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• $50M suit alleges retaliation over allegations against coach

  08-04-2021 22:48
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An associate athletic director at Louisiana State University has filed a $50 million lawsuit accusing university officials of retaliating against her for reporting repeated racist remarks and inappropriate sexual behavior by a former head football coach. Sharon Lewis’ lawsuit said she was denied pay raises and subjected at times to verbal abuse after going to officials with the allegations against Les Miles. Numerous LSU officials refused to testify Thursday i
  
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• Police arrest couple in student’s 2018 hit-and-run death

  08-04-2021 22:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A Peoria couple has been arrested Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 21-year-old Grand Canyon University student using a Phoenix crosswalk. Authorities on Thursday announced the arrests Wednesday of 29-year-olds Adrian Favela and Barringtina Mathis on the third anniversary of Taylor White’s death on April 8, 2018. Police said Favela was driving Mathis’ SUV and that she reported after the crash that her vehicle was stolen earlier. Favela was arrested o
  
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• J&J vaccine problems hamper US military vaccines overseas

  08-04-2021 22:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military leaders say that recent problems with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have made it more difficult to provide shots for forces overseas. They also say that vaccines have been offered to service members’ families or other tier two beneficiaries in only 40 percent of the military sites outside the U.S. Military officials say they are making up for the Johnson & Johnson shortfall by shipping more Moderna vaccines to forces outside the country. The co
  
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• Permits won’t be needed to carry handguns in Tennessee

  08-04-2021 22:42
  
  Bill Lee is an American businessman and politician serving as the 50th governor of Tennessee., Photo Date: March 17, 2021
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training. Gov. Bill Lee Thursday signed the measure into law on Thursday. Lee initially proposed the National Rifle Association-backed legislation last year before the COVID-19 pandemic caused lawmakers to
  
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• Anne Beatts, groundbreaking comedy writer, dead at 74

  08-04-2021 22:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs,” has died. She was 74.Beatts died Wednesday at her home in West Hollywood, California, according to her close friend Rona Kennedy. Kennedy, a film producer and a fellow faculty member at Chapman University, did not immediately know the cause of death.Starting in 1975, Beatts was among a team of gifted writ
  
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• Verizon recalls mobile hotspots sold to schools, in stores

  08-04-2021 22:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is recalling 2.5 million mobile hotspots after some reports of overheating and two reports of minor burns. The 4G hotspots were used by schools and sold by stores. They are called Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots and were imported by Franklin Wireless in San Diego. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the lithium ion battery in the hotspots can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. Out of the 2.5 million units, there have been 15 reports of devices ove
  
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• Wildfire threatening structures in small Pinal County town

  08-04-2021 22:31
  
  DUDLEYVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire that is threatening multiple structures has forced some evacuations in the small Pinal County town of Dudleyville. There’s no immediate word on how the fire started Thursday. County Sheriff’s officials say some residents were told to evacuate while others have been put on stand-by alert. Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management officials say the wildfire is burning thick tamarisk in the river bottom. They say air ta
  
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• Arizona man charged in scheme targeting sex offenders

  08-04-2021 22:30
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Three people have been charged with fraud in Arizona in what prosecutors say was a harassment scheme to get payments from sex offenders in exchange for removing their names from a website. Prosecutors say Charles Rodrick, Brent Oesterblad and Sarah Shea received money for removing the names from Rodrick’s site but failed to do so or republished the victims’ profiles on other sites owned by Rodrick. At a hearing, Rodrick said federal authorities tried unsuccessful
  
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• Northern Ireland leaders seek calm after violence escalates

  08-04-2021 22:29
  
  BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Authorities in Northern Ireland are seeking to restore calm after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from the European Union has unsettled an uneasy political balance. Crowds including children as young as 12 or 13 clashed Wednesday across a concrete “peace wall” in west Belfa
  
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• Background checks no longer needed to carry gun in Tennessee

  08-04-2021 22:25
  
  Bill Lee is an American businessman and politician serving as the 50th governor of Tennessee., Photo Date: March 17, 2021
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become the latest state to allow most adults 21 and older carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training. Gov. Bill Lee Thursday signed the measure into law on Thursday. Lee initially proposed the National Rifle Association-backed legislation last year before the COVID-19 pandemic caused lawmakers to narrow t
  
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• Miss America to be crowned in live event after virtual year

  08-04-2021 22:21
  
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Miss America organization says it plans to crown its 100th winner in December before a live audience at the Mohegan Sun casino’s arena in Connecticut. The announcement Thursday was made after a year of virtual appearances and delayed competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Miss America and Mohegan Sun announced a three-year partnership to hold the finale and associated events at the southeastern Connecticut facility. The competition and broadcast are t
  
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• Legislation to fight sea level rise goes to Florida governor

  08-04-2021 22:21
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Legislation hailed as some of the most robust yet to protect Florida’s coast against sea level rise is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his consideration. The legislation given final legislative passage Thursday would provide millions of dollars annually to communities in danger of losing ground to rising oceans in a state with more than 1,300 miles of coastline. The House approved two measures already approved by the Senate that would establish a fund to prov
  
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• Tucson Water warns residents of imposters attempting to enter homes

  08-04-2021 22:17
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson Water is warning its customers after individuals reportedly attempted to enter homes identifying themselves as employees.
  The company said these individuals showed up to homes unannounced, showing a badge asking to come inside to collect water samples.
  A resident, who allowed the individual inside the home, later discovered personal items were missing.
  Tucson Water says incidents have been reported in the areas of Sunrise Drive and Swan Road, and Speedway Boulevard and Ca
  
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• UN chief warns that use of IEDs is increasing globally

  08-04-2021 22:16
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the use of improvised explosive devices is increasing as conflicts become more urbanized and armed groups proliferate. He is urging nations to work together  to curb the threat from those weapons as well as land mines and other remnants of war. The U.N. chief told the Security Council on Thursday that in the preceding three years U.N. funding made more than 560 square kilometers (215 square miles) safe from
  
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• Grim view of global future offered in intelligence report

  08-04-2021 22:13
  
  U.S. intelligence officials are painting a dark picture of the world’s future, saying that the coronavirus pandemic has deepened economic inequality, strained government resources and fanned nationalist sentiments. Those assessments are included in a Global Trends report by the government’s National Intelligence Council. The reports, produced every four years, are designed to help policymakers and citizens anticipate the economic, environmental, technological and demographic forces l
  
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• The Latest: New York launches fund to aid migrant workers

  08-04-2021 22:11
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers have created a $2.1 billion fund to aid workers who lost jobs or income during the coronavirus pandemic but were excluded from other government relief programs because of their immigration status.The program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. It passed this week as part of the state budget.The fund will give payments of up to $15,600 to workers living in the country illegally who weren’t eligible for federal stimulus checks, unemployment aid or o
  
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• Stocks rise as lower bond yields help lift tech companies

  08-04-2021 22:10
  
  Stocks are closing moderately higher on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was helped to a new high Thursday by large technology companies that benefitted from lower bond yields. Bank stocks and energy companies fell, which muted the market’s overall gains. The S&P 500 index gained 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1%. Stocks have benefited this week from a cooling off in the bond market. Yields, which had been steadily ticking
  
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• Tucson Water warning residents of thieves claiming to be water inspectors

  08-04-2021 22:09
  
  Tucson Water has received several complaints of individuals coming to homes and asking to be let inside to collect water samples. …
  
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• A week to forget: Hobbled D-backs try to overcome adversity

  08-04-2021 22:07
  
  Arizona’s ace pitcher, star center fielder, slugging right fielder and two-time Gold Glove shortstop are already injured. The team’s high-priced veteran starting pitcher has been alarmingly ineffective. The reconstructed bullpen is down three arms at the moment. It’s safe to say things aren’t going well for the Diamondbacks one week into the season. Arizona has dealt with an avalanche of injuries during spring training and the first week of the season. That makes it even
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 8 at 2:05PM MDT until April 8 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  08-04-2021 22:05
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…The eastern half of fire weather zone 151, themajority of fire weather zone 152, and the eastern mountainranges of fire weather zone 154.
  * TIMING…Through 8 PM MST this evening.
  * WINDS…West to northwest winds at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to35 mph in the warning area. The strongest winds will be nearthe Arizona/New Mexico border.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum relative humidity 5 to 10 percentat lower elevations, and between 10 and 15 percent in themountain
  
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• Background checks no longer required for Tennessee gunowners

  08-04-2021 21:55
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become the latest state to allow most adults 21 and older carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training. Gov. Bill Lee Thursday signed the measure into law on Thursday. Lee initially proposed the National Rifle Association-backed legislation last year before the COVID-19 pandemic caused lawmakers to narrow their focus. The Republican governor renewed that effort when lawmakers returned for this year’s legislative session.
  
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• Sen. Thom Tillis says he has had surgery for prostate cancer

  08-04-2021 21:47
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he has undergone surgery for prostate cancer. A statement from the senator’s office said Thursday that he underwent the surgery earlier this week and that he’s thankful to the doctors and nurses who provided him with outstanding care. Tillis announced last week that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, saying it had been detected relatively early. Tillis is a Charlotte-area native who was initially
  
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• IMF policy panel endorses $650 billion increase in resources

  08-04-2021 21:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has given the go-ahead to a $650 billion expansion of the resources of the 190-nation lending institution with the aim of providing more support for vulnerable countries as they battle the coronavirus pandemic. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the $650 billion increase in reserves would be the largest in IMF history and would provide badly needed reserves for poor countries struggling with deep recessions caused by the pandem
  
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• Lawmaker seeks to end Louisiana’s ‘slavery exception’ clause

  08-04-2021 21:43
  
  BATON ROUGE (AP) — A Louisiana lawmaker has put forward legislation to amend the state’s Constitution to abolish forced labor as punishment for those convicted of a crime. Rep. Edmond Jordan said Wednesday that such language effectively protects the institution of slavery. The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, enacted in 1865, formally abolishes slavery. However, it includes an exception that allows slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment upon conviction of a crime. Man
  
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• Vandals mar ancient petroglyphs in north Georgia mountains

  08-04-2021 21:39
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities say they’re searching for vandals who damaged ancient petroglyphs in the north Georgia mountains. The sacred rock carvings date back thousands of years. Archaeologist Johannes Loubser discovered the vandalism last month and reported it to the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Service says the carvings at the site known as Track Rock Gap have been done over thousands of years, with the earliest known evidence dating back more than 3,000 years ago
  
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• Macron to do away with France’s top school for elite

  08-04-2021 21:37
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has detailed plans to do away with an elite academic institution that’s a key pillar of the country’s power establishment, replacing it with a more egalitarian version. Macron was addressing hundreds of civil servants by video conference Thursday about planned reforms in the top ranks of the civil service, including putting an end to the Ecole Nationale d’Administration, widely known as ENA. Macron himself, like most French pr
  
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• Marte (hamstring) put on 10-day IL by Diamondbacks

  08-04-2021 21:27
  
  DENVER (AP) — Infielder Ketel Marte was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Arizona Diamondbacks, a day after hurting his  right hamstring against the Colorado Rockies. Arizona recalled Andrew Young, who had been with its taxi squad. Marte was injured in the sixth inning of the Diamondbacks’ 8-0 loss. He grabbed the back of his right hamstring while running to first base after hitting a grounder to third and had to be helped off the field.  Manager Torey Lovullo says M
  
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• Records: Kansas lawmaker’s blood alcohol twice legal limit

  08-04-2021 21:21
  
  LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Legal affidavits say Kansas GOP Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop’s blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he was arrested while driving the wrong way on a Kansas interstate in March. The affidavits released Thursday also say Suellentrop taunted the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper who arrested him. Suellentrop faces five charges, including driving under the influence and a felony offense of trying to elude law enforcement. The affidavit says that w
  
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• Paint plant explosion and fire kill 1, hurt 8; cause unclear

  08-04-2021 21:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Firefighters say an explosion and fire at a paint manufacturer’s plant in Columbus, Ohio, left one worker dead and eight people injured. Columbus Battalion Chief Steve Martin says officials are investigating what caused the explosion Thursday shortly after midnight at the Yenkin-Majestic Paint facility. Authorities say some of those hurt were able to get out of the plant. Others were rescued and taken to the hospital. Officials say all the injured are stable. He
  
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• Oregon city hires consultant to probe police racial bias

  08-04-2021 21:20
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, has hired a California consulting firm to investigate whether the culture of the city’s police force includes racial or political bias and to examine complaints that the agency is resistant to change. The city hired the independent OIR Group after someone leaked police and dispatch reports that incorrectly identified a city councilwoman as the suspect in a hit-and-run accident. Jo Ann Hardesty, who is the city’s first Black woman elected
  
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• Crews battle Margo Fire in Pinal County

  08-04-2021 21:20
  
  PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Crews are working the Margo Fire in Dudleyville, Ariz. Thursday afternoon.
  According to Arizona State Forestry, multiple structures are threatened.#AZForestry working #MargoFire in #Dudleyville. Fire burning through thick tamarisk w/n river bottom. Aircraft, incl. VLAT & LAT en route along w/ add’l ground resources. Multiple structures threatened. Per @PinalCSO residents in SET with some in GO mode. #AZFire @PinalCounty pic.twitter.com/ppJqXDc3bE— AZ
  
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• New York to offer COVID aid to immigrants excluded earlier

  08-04-2021 21:11
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have created a $2.1 billion fund to aid workers who lost jobs or income during the coronavirus pandemic but were excluded from other government relief programs because of their immigration status. The program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. It passed this week as part of the state budget. The fund will give payments of up to $15,600 to unauthorized immigrant workers who weren’t eligible for federal stimulus checks, unemployment aid, or ot
  
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• 3 British soccer teams boycott social media over racism

  08-04-2021 21:11
  
  LONDON (AP) — Three British soccer clubs have announced week-long boycotts of social media over the racist abuse sent on the platforms. Swansea, which plays in England’s second-tier League Championship, was the first of the clubs to say it won’t post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat. They were followed by Birmingham City and Scottish champion Rangers. Swansea has written to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook counterpart Mark Zuckerberg t
  
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