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• EXPLAINER: Chauvin defense suggests prone position not risky

  14-04-2021 23:57
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for the officer on trial in George Floyd’s death says several studies suggest police can safely use their bodyweight to hold a handcuffed suspect facedown on the ground, as Floyd was in the last minutes of his life. But those findings aren’t universally accepted and have been contradicted by a parade of law enforcement and medical experts central to prosecutors’ efforts to convict Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter. Medical experts say it
  
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• House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations

  14-04-2021 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel is expected to advance a decadeslong effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves. A committee will vote Wednesday on legislation that would create a commission to study the issue. It’s the first time the House Judiciary Committee has voted on the legislation. Still, prospects for final passage remain poor in a Congress closely divided between Republicans and Democrats. The legislation establishes a 13-member commission to examine slavery and
  
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• Biden to name Asian American-Pacific Islander liaison

  14-04-2021 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will name Erika Moritsugu, a Capitol Hill veteran and vice president of a women’s rights advocacy group, as his liaison to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Biden committed to creating a senior-level role focused on the AAPI community after he received criticism from Democratic Sens. Tammy of Duckworth of Illinois and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii for the lack of Asian American and Pa
  
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• J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence

  14-04-2021 23:45
  
  Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo a while longer. That word comes after U.S. health advisers told the government Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot — and if so, how big the potential risk really is. The reports are exceedingly rare — six cases out of more than 7 million U.S. inoculations with the one-dose vaccine. But the government recommended a pause in J&J vaccinations t
  
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• Nashville mayor: Oracle to bring 8500 jobs, $1.2B investment

  14-04-2021 23:41
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in Tennessee say the Texas-based Oracle Corporation plans to bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment to Nashville. The office of Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s office said in disclosing details Wednesday that the project is “unrivaled” in the history of Tennessee economic development projects. Cooper’s office also said that the computer technology company has requested a public hearing for its economic impact plan with a city
  
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• Admin who didn’t report OSU doc’s misconduct cedes license

  14-04-2021 23:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State student health director has surrendered his medical license after being accused of failing to report complaints in the mid-1990s about sexual misconduct by university doctor Richard Strauss, who’s accused of abusing young men for two decades. The state medical board citation made former director Ted Grace the first individual to face potential discipline related to Ohio State’s failure to stop the now-deceased Strauss. Grace surrendered
  
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• Lawsuit describes night of fear for Wall of Moms protester

  14-04-2021 23:31
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A lawyer who formed part of a “Wall of Moms” confronting militarized federal agents is suing federal authorities, claiming excessive force was used against her and she was arrested without probable cause. In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Oregon, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused an unnamed federal agent of groping her breast and buttocks as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped. Named as defendants are Gabriel
  
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• Director who didn’t report doc’s misconduct gives up license

  14-04-2021 23:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State student health director has surrendered his medical license after being accused of failing to report complaints in the mid-1990s about sexual misconduct by university doctor Richard Strauss, who’s accused of abusing young men for two decades. The state medical board citation made former director Ted Grace the first individual to face potential discipline related to Ohio State’s failure to stop the now-deceased Strauss. Grace surrendered
  
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• Daunte Wright: Doting dad, ballplayer, slain by police

  14-04-2021 23:26
  
  Twenty-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot Sunday by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. As protesters called for justice and police accountability over his death, his family asked people to also remember his life. He became a father while he was still a teenager and his friends and family say he relished the role of a doting young dad. School teachers and mentors said he was charismatic, witty and liked to joke around. He loved playing basketball. The post Da
  
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• US health advisers seek more data on rare clots before deciding next steps on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

  14-04-2021 23:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US health advisers seek more data on rare clots before deciding next steps on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.The post US health advisers seek more data on rare clots before deciding next steps on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 14 at 3:20PM MDT until April 15 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  14-04-2021 23:20
  
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MST Thursday. TheFire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
  * AFFECTED AREA…Eastern portions of southeast Arizonaincluding all of Cochise and Greenlee counties, all but farnorthwest Graham County, and from the Santa Rita and RinconMountains eastward in Santa Cruz and Pima Counties.
  * TIMING…Noon to 8 PM MST Thursday.
  * WINDS…West to southwest winds of 20 to 25 mph with g
  
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• Zuccarello scores twice as Wild top Arizona 5-2

  14-04-2021 23:15
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Nick Bonino had a goal and two assists to lead the Minnesota Wild past the Arizona Coyotes 5-2. Both of Zuccarello’s goals came on Minnesota’s resurgent power play, which converted all three of its opportunities in the game. Zach Parise and Jared Spurgeon also scored and Cam Talbot made 28 saves for Minnesota, which beat Arizona for the fifth time in six games this season and solidified its hold on third place in the West
  
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• Defense expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart trouble

  14-04-2021 23:15
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A defense expert says George Floyd died from a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police officers, not because former Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck. Dr. David Fowler is former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland. He testified Wednesday that the fentanyl and methamphetamine in Floyd’s system, and potential carbon monoxide poisoning from exposure to vehicle exhaust, also were contri
  
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• New Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan could exclude local councils

  14-04-2021 23:13
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America have filed a new bankruptcy reorganization plan that increases the proposed contribution of local BSA councils to a trust fund for victims of child sex abuse. But the new plan also includes the option of cutting the local councils out of the bankruptcy case and leaving them to face thousands of individual lawsuits from abuse victims. The BSA’s previous proposal to resolve more than 80,000 sexual abuse claims included a $300 million contrib
  
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• 1 Texans QB accuser drops suit, citing privacy, security

  14-04-2021 23:07
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — One of the 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and harassment has dropped her case, citing privacy and security concerns after some of the women were ordered to make their names public following court hearings last week. As of Wednesday, 20 of the women have refiled their lawsuits with their names on them. The remaining woman was expected to do the same by Thursday. In court documents filed late Tuesday, Tony
  
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• Video shows man firing on deputies after high-speed chase

  14-04-2021 23:04
  
  VILLA RICA, Ga. (AP) — Dashcam video released Wednesday shows a man opening fire on Georgia sheriff’s deputies and the deputies returning fire following a high-speed chase. Authorities have said two cousins from Birmingham, Alabama, led officers from several different law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase early Monday morning after fleeing a traffic stop on Interstate 20 about 45 miles west of Atlanta. Three officers were shot and wounded. Twenty-eight-year-old Pier Shelton
  
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• Kino Stadium Outdoor Vaccination Site Will Close Due to Heat

  14-04-2021 23:00
  
  The Kino COVID-19 vaccination drive-through site will shut down permanently after delivering its last doses on May 14, due to hot weather, Pima County officials announced on Tuesday. …
  
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• The Latest: Ivanka Trump receives 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine

  14-04-2021 22:59
  
  WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump has received her first COVID-19 shot and is encouraging others to get vaccinated as quickly as they can.
  Two people familiar with Ivanka Trump’s plans say she was eligible to get vaccinated along with other White House staff when she worked as a senior adviser, but that she chose to wait. The individuals were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
  Ivanka Trump told The Associated Press in a written statement that “getti
  
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• Brazil court greenlights probe of president’s virus response

  14-04-2021 22:58
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has allowed a Senate investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic to go forward. It’s one of two cases before the court Wednesday that could affect the leader’s bid for reelection next year. The other involves the political future of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a potential powerful rival to Bolsonaro. One of the judges earlier ruled he had been unjustly convicted in a corruption c
  
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• Drone targets U.S. troops in northern Iraq, no casualties

  14-04-2021 22:55
  
  The U.S.-led coalition and the Kurdish region’s Interior Ministry say a drone attack has targeted U.S.-led coalition forces based near a northern Iraqi airport. The ministry says the drone attack Wednesday targeted Irbil international airport but caused no casualties and did only minor material damage. A coalition spokesman says the drone landed on a storage hangar at Irbil Air Base. Irbil is located in the northern Kurdish-run semi-autonomous region of Iraq. The post Drone targets U.
  
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• Groups take aim at New Mexico drilling plan amid US review

  14-04-2021 22:53
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists and Native American activists say the Biden administration’s review of the federal oil and gas leasing program should result in more protections for an area of northwestern New Mexico that’s considered sacred. The fight over drilling on federal land bordering Chaco Culture National Historical Park has spanned multiple presidencies, and an effort to update the area’s management plan remains unfinished after years. The activists he
  
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• Report: Mexico’s COVID-19 policies cost huge number of lives

  14-04-2021 22:51
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s unwillingness to spend money, do more testing, change course or react to new scientific evidence contributed to the country being one of the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report by the University of California, San Francisco. The Mexican government could have significantly reduced its death toll if it had reacted as well as the average government, according to a report published this week by the University’s Institute for
  
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• Israel honors Pfizer chief at Independence Day celebrations

  14-04-2021 22:49
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has paid tribute to the chief executive of international drug maker Pfizer, thanking him for a partnership that has helped the country carry out one of the world’s most successful coronavirus vaccination campaign. The gesture to Albert Bourla came Wednesday during Israel’s Independence Day celebrations. In a recorded video message at Israel’s main ceremony, Bourla said: “Together we are demonstrating that through mass vaccination we can defea
  
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• Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border

  14-04-2021 22:48
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal officials announced Wednesday that farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project spanning the Oregon-California border will get 8% of the deliveries they need amid a severe drought. The seasonal allocations released by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are the most dramatic development since water was shut off to hundreds of Klamath Basin irrigators in 2001 in a decadeslong battle over water rights in the region. The Klamath Tribes proactively sued this week t
  
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• Kim Godwin named ABC News president, CBS’ Zirinsky to exit

  14-04-2021 22:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — ABC has appointed Kim Godwin as its news division president, making her the first Black woman to serve as the top news executive at a network news division. She’s been second-in-command at CBS News, which learned Wednesday that its own news division president, Susan Zirinsky, will be stepping down. Besides working at CBS News, Godwin has run local news operations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Cleveland. She takes over a division where the top two broadcasts, &l
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why won’t George Floyd’s friend testify?

  14-04-2021 22:45
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A friend of George Floyd who was with him the night he died won’t testify at the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged in his death. Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney wanted to call Morries Hall to testify in an effort to shift blame for the death to Floyd himself, for his use of illicit drugs and other health problems. Hall’s attorney said Wednesday that there was no way he could answer even narrowly tailored questions without risking e
  
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• Soldier charged after video of confrontation with Black man

  14-04-2021 22:43
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A white non-commissioned Army officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been charged with third-degree assault. Online court records show Jonathan Pentland was charged Wednesday. He was listed as detained in the Richland County jail and records didn’t show him as having an attorney. The video posted Monday by a woman on Facebook and shared thousands of times shows a man identified as Pentland demandi
  
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• Biden taps ex-Obama official as Interior Department deputy

  14-04-2021 22:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is naming a former Obama administration official to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping plans for a more liberal nominee who faced key Senate opposition. President Joe Biden has nominated Tommy Beaudreau to the No. 2 post. Beaudreau is a former chief of staff there and served as the first director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an agency created after the disastrous 2010 BP oil spill. Beaudreau’s appointment is wi
  
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• 1 arrested, 1 sought in connection to Texas officer shooting

  14-04-2021 22:39
  
  BURLESON, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected in the shooting of a North Texas police officer during a traffic stop early Wednesday has been arrested. The shooting happened at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in Burleson, about 45 miles southwest of Dallas. Police say the officer was taken to a Fort Worth hospital and his condition wasn’t immediately known. A search continued in the Gainesville area for another person who fled, and a third person is being questioned. The shooting i
  
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• Coinbase soars in market debut, valued near $86 billion

  14-04-2021 22:38
  
  Coinbase has made a rousing debut on Wall Street. The digital currency exchange’s stock rose as high as $429, briefly giving it a market value over $100 billion. The company’s listing on a public stock exchange is seen by some as an inflection point for digital currencies, as Coinbase’s fortunes are seen as closely tied to Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency. Bitcoin topped $64,000 Wednesday, up from $29,000 at the start of the year, and Coinbase said recently that its fir
  
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• Chicago to release video of cop fatally shooting 13-year-old

  14-04-2021 22:37
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The independent board that reviews Chicago police shootings says it will release body camera footage and other investigation materials Thursday pertaining to an officer’s fatal shooting last month of a 13-year-old boy. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, or COPA, said in a news release Wednesday that among the materials it will release pertaining to the March 29 shooting death of Adam Toledo will be officer bodycam footage, video captured by a third party, ar
  
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• Most US stocks rise, indexes end mixed as earnings kick off

  14-04-2021 22:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Wednesday following an encouraging start to what’s expected to be a thunderous earnings reporting season, but major indexes still ended mixed as drops in several tech heavyweights including Apple and Facebook weighed them down. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, easing below the record high it set a day earlier. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1% but the Russell 2000, which tracks smaller companies, climbed 0.8%. Shares of Coinbase Global surged in their mark
  
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• Two sought in credit card theft investigation in Sahuarita

  14-04-2021 22:25
  
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  SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KVOA) -Sahuarita Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying two individuals accused of using a stolen credit card. The first suspect is a white, blond-haired woman. She is between five-feet-six-inches to five-feet-eight-inches tall in her mid-30s to mid-40s.
  Police say the second suspect is a possibly Hispanic man, who is about five- feet-eight-inches to five-feet-ten-inches tall, with short black or brown hair, medium build
  
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• Tiger sharks eat whale carcass that drifted ashore in Hawaii

  14-04-2021 22:23
  HONOLULU (AP) — Officials are warning people to stay out of the water after sharks were seen eating the carcass of a whale that has washed ashore on an Oahu beach. Several tiger sharks were seen eating the whale remains as it drifted closer to shore in Waimanalo on Tuesday. The carcass landed on the beach later in the day, but warning signs remained Wednesday. Officials say that until the whale is entirely removed from the shoreline, there is an increased chance of shark activity in the ar
  
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• Stinging report raises new questions about Capitol security

  14-04-2021 22:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress pushes for a return to normalcy months after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, an internal report about the deadly siege is painting a dire picture of the Capitol Police’s ability to respond to threats against lawmakers. It cites police shields that shattered upon impact and weapons too old to use. It also points to missed intelligence in which future rioters warned, “We get our president or we die.” The full report has been obtained by The Ass
  
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• Explosion heard near international airport in northern Iraq

  14-04-2021 22:08
  
  A statement from the Kurdish region’s Interior Ministry says an explosion has been heard near a northern Iraqi airport that is close to a base hosting U.S. troops. The ministry did not provide further details about the cause of the explosions or any damage or casualties near Irbil international airport. In a statement it said an investigation would take place. Irbil is located in the northern Kurdish-run semi-autonomous region of Iraq. The post Explosion heard near international airpo
  
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• Arizona finds 419 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

  14-04-2021 22:08
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials are reporting 419 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional four deaths.
  The latest number of daily new cases released Wednesday by the state Department of Health Services is somewhat lower than the previous few days.
  That brings the total number of cases statewide since the pandemic’s onset 851,265 and the death toll to 17,109.
  For the past two weeks, the number of patients hospitalized because of the virus have oscillated between 500
  
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• New Treasury office to oversee billions in virus relief help

  14-04-2021 22:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is creating a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of dollars in relief money passed by Congress to combat the coronavirus-related recession. Officials said Wednesday that the goal is to streamline the process and ensure all eligible groups have access to the aid. Treasury said its new Office of Recovery Programs will oversee the release of $420 billion in support from the $1.9 trillion package that President Joe Biden pushed th
  
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• 21 killed, 3 injured when bus, truck crash in southern Egypt

  14-04-2021 22:04
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a bus overturned while trying to pass a truck on a highway in southern Egypt, causing a collision that killed at least 21 people and injured three others. Officials say the bus was travelling from Cairo when it turned over and was hit by the truck on a road in the southern province of Assiut on Tuesday. Both vehicles caught fire. Traffic accidents kill thousands every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Crashes are mostly caus
  
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• Daunte Wright: Doting dad, basket player, slain by police

  14-04-2021 21:58
  
  Daunte Wright became a father while he was still a teenager. His friends and family say he relished the role of a doting young dad. The 20-year-old was fatally shot Sunday by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. As protesters called for justice and police accountability over his death, his family asked people to also remember his life. School teachers and mentors said he was charismatic, witty and liked to joke around. He loved playing basketball. The post Daunte W
  
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• 12 missing from capsized ship after 6 rescued off Louisiana

  14-04-2021 21:57
  
  PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a dozen people in waters off the coast of Louisiana where one person died and six were pulled from rough seas when their commercial vessel capsized. Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said Wednesday that one dead worker had been pulled from the water. The workers had been on the Seacor Power, an oil industry lift vessel that drops massive legs to the sea floor and becomes an offshore platform. The ship flipped over Tuesday in hurri
  
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• Statue of Native American leader step closer to U.S. Capitol

  14-04-2021 21:55
  
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a measure that starts the process of honoring the late Billy Frank Jr. with a statue at the U.S. Capitol. Frank, a Nisqually tribal member who championed treaty rights and protecting the environment, died in 2014 at age 83. Inslee signed the measure at Wa He Lut Indian School in the Nisqually community north of Olympia, joined by Nisqually tribal leaders. The measure, which was overwhelmingly approved by the Legislature with bipar
  
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• AZ Supreme Court: State Lawmakers Are Not the Boss of Tucson Elections

  14-04-2021 21:52
  
  The Arizona Supreme Court today said state lawmakers overreached when they passed a law requiring Tucson elections to move to presidential and midterm election years if not enough voters turned out to cast ballots.In a 5-1 decision with Justice Clint Bolick dissenting, the court held that the timing of elections in a charter city such as Tucson was not a matter of statewide concerns, no matter the level of participation."Whether to align municipal elections with state and national elections or h
  
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• Police ID man as homicide victim at Kennedy Park

  14-04-2021 21:48
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Police on Wednesday identified a man killed near a ramada at Kennedy Park on Tucson's southwest side.
  On Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a welfare check for a man at 3700 S. Mission Rd and found Carlos Carrillo Lopez, 54.
  The 54-year-old had obvious signs of trauma, police say. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Detectives with Tucson Police Department say Lopez had visited the park throughout the day prior to the 911 call.
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• More COVID state shutdowns unlikely, despite CDC suggestion

  14-04-2021 21:44
  
  A recent spike in coronavirus cases in some states has led one of the nation’s top health experts to suggest that governors could “close things down” like they did during previous surges. But that doesn’t appear likely to happen — not even in states led by Democratic governors who favored greater restrictions in the past. Governors in Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Illinois all are reluctant to return to broad shutdowns. Colorado’s governor plans to turn
  
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• Correction: Boeing Plant-State Order story

  14-04-2021 21:40
  
  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — In a story April 12, 2021, about Boeing conducting an environmental cleanup at its Everett, Wash., plant, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the public comment period begins on April 19. The public comment period actually ends on April 19.The post Correction: Boeing Plant-State Order story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist

  14-04-2021 21:39
  
  BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor has charged a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright with second-degree manslaughter. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput’s announcement that he charged Kim Potter came a day after she resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department. The shooting ignited days of unrest. The former police chief has said that Potter intended to use her Taser on Wright but fired
  
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• California Gold Rush town to remove noose from city logo

  14-04-2021 21:31
  
  PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The California Gold Rush town of Placerville will change its logo to remove a noose that is a reminder of its mid-19th century reputation as “Hangtown” following lynchings of criminal suspects by mobs of miners. The logo shows a miner washing gold in a stream. The noose hangs from a tree in the background. CBS 13 Sacramento reports the Placerville City Council voted Tuesday night to remove the logo after listening to emotional comment from residents.
  
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• Biden begins to undo Trump-era ban on abortion referrals

  14-04-2021 21:27
  
  President Biden gives remarks on fatal Colorado shooting, Photo Date: March 23, 2021
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is beginning to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions. That policy directive led to Planned Parenthood leaving the federal family planning program. Wednesday’s proposed rule through on President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to reverse his predecessor’s family planning policy. The Trump-era rule approach was branded a &ldq
  
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• Humanitarian crisis feared in St. Vincent amid eruptions

  14-04-2021 21:22
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ongoing volcanic eruptions have displaced about 20% of people in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as a U.N. official warns of a growing humanitarian crisis. Between 16,000 to 20,000 people were evacuated under government orders before La Soufriere volcano first erupted on Friday. It covered the lush green island with ash that continues to blanket communities in St. Vincent as well as Barbados and other nearby islands. Didier Trebucq, United Nations r
  
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