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• Tight-knit Sikh community in shock over FedEx shooting

  17-04-2021 23:59
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community is in mourning after four Sikhs were gunned down in a mass shooting that killed eight people at a FedEx warehouse. Authorities have not publicly speculated on a motive in the shootings by 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole. But Thursday night’s attack was another blow to the Asian American community amid ongoing attacks against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Police say Hole was a former FedEx employee who
  
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• The Latest: Minnesotan charged with attacks over mask demand

  17-04-2021 23:43
  
  HUTCHINSON, Minn. — Prosecutors have charged a Minnesota man with felony assault and allege that he attacked a home improvement store employee and a police officer after the store worker told him to wear a mask.The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the incident began Wednesday afternoon when a cashier at a Menards in Hutchinson told 61-year-old Luke Oeltjenbruns that he couldn’t check out unless he put on a mask, according to a criminal complaint. Oeltjenbruns tried to leave wit
  
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• Gomes ends Locastro’s steal streak, homers, Nats top D’backs

  17-04-2021 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Yan Gomes homered and added an RBI single to help the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 for their first back-to-back wins this season. Gomes also became the first major league catcher to throw out Arizona’s Tim Locastro on a steal attempt. That ended the center fielder’s MLB-record streak of 29 successful swipes to begin a career. Locastro then left the game with a dislocated finger. Erick Fedde tied his career high with nine strikeouts an
  
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• Republicans talk unity in Georgia but censure Kemp, others

  17-04-2021 23:30
  
  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — Republicans in Georgia are calling for party unity to avoid more losses to Democrats in 2022. But they can’t seem to get past finger-pointing over 2020. At least a half-dozen local Republican parties around Georgia voted Saturday to condemn fellow Republicans for not helping overturn President Donald Trump’s November defeat. That includes Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. In Fulton County, the state’s most populous, a flood
  
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• Buttigieg: Indian Country investment a priority of infrastructure plan

  17-04-2021 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON – Indian Country infrastructure needs, for everything from water to housing to broadband, are a high priority of the Biden administration’s $2.2 trillion American Jobs Plan, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said this week.…
  
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• Floor collapses during huge party near University of Georgia

  17-04-2021 23:06
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — At least 25 people were hurt when a floor collapsed during a massive party at a two-story house near the University of Georgia. Athens Clarke-County police said the incident happened around 1 a.m. Friday in Athens. Police estimated 500 people were at the party when the first floor of the home collapsed into a crawl space. Injuries ranged from cuts and scratches to a possible broken arm. Investigators, however, said the incident could have been much worse. Code enforcemen
  
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• No charges, but consequences still possible from Prude death

  17-04-2021 22:55
  
  Newly released grand jury transcripts shed more light on why police officers who restrained Daniel Prude avoided criminal charges in his death. But the city of Rochester and the officers could still be held accountable. Disciplinary charges are still possible against the city police officers, Prude’s children are involved in a civil lawsuit and a federal civil action also is possible. And more than a year after the death of the 41-year-old Black man, the case remains a rallying cry for pol
  
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• Attorney apologizes for assault accusation against Donald

  17-04-2021 22:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The attorney for a man who accused NFL star Aaron Donald of assaulting him at a Pittsburgh nightclub last weekend has apologized, saying it was a case of mistaken identity. Attorney Todd Hollis represents DeVin­cent Spriggs. Hollis told Pittsburgh reporters Friday that his client mis­took some­one else for Don­ald dur­ing the al­ter­ca­tion. He said his client had believed Donald was responsible, but after reviewing the tapes “I reali
  
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• Gomes HR, gets Locastro, Nats top D’backs for 1st win streak

  17-04-2021 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Yan Gomes homered and added an RBI single to help the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 for their first back-to-back wins this season. Gomes also became the first major league catcher to throw out Arizona’s Tim Locastro on a steal attempt. That ended the center fielder’s MLB-record streak of 29 successful swipes to begin a career. Locastro then left the game with a dislocated finger. Erick Fedde tied his career high with nine strikeouts an
  
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• After outcry, Biden plans to lift refugee cap in May

  17-04-2021 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month. The change in direction comes after Biden initially moved only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements, which drew swift criticism from the president’s allies. The previous president, Donald Trump, had set a limit of 15,000 refugees for the year. Since the fiscal year began last Oct. 1, just over 2,000 refugees have been resettled in the U.S. Neithe
  
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• In Minneapolis, armed patrol group tries to keep the peace

  17-04-2021 22:19
  
  BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — As the nightly protests over Daunte Wright’s death intensify outside a police station in a Minneapolis suburb, some in the crowd are trying to prevent protests from escalating into violence. The Minnesota Freedom Fighters, a group of Black men, are at the scene to protest but are also determined to keep things peaceful. The group was formed as an armed patrol during unrest last year following the death of George Floyd. As Minneapolis sits on edge, the Fr
  
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• Russia arrests two alleged Belarus coup plotters

  17-04-2021 22:14
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s main security agency says it arrested two Belarusians who it claims were preparing a plot to overthrow Belarus’ government and kill authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Federal Security Service said the two men have been handed over to Belarus. Russian authorities were alerted to the men’s plans by the Belarusian security service, the KGB. The suspects came to Moscow to meet with opposition-minded Belarusian generals, whom they told tha
  
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• TPD asking for help identifying driver involved in hit-and-run that injured 2-year-old

  17-04-2021 22:05
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department have released a statement asking for the publics help in finding the driver involved in a hit-and-run that has left a 2-year-old with critical injuries.The statement reads, "The Tucson Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in locating the driver and vehicle that struck a 2-year-old at approximately 6:28 p.m. Friday, April 16th.  The child was being pushed in a stroller by a family member while the mother, who i
  
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• Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll

  17-04-2021 21:51
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli has briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections, deepening a dispute over whether banning Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem from voting in next month’s polls could derail them. The three candidates represent factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization who planned a press conference in a Jerusalem hotel to call for the need to press Israel into allowing political activities in the eastern part of the city
  
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• Patients evacuated after fire in Johannesburg hospital

  17-04-2021 21:34
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nearly 700 patients have been evacuated Saturday from Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where a fire blazed through parts of the facility in South Africa’s largest city. No injuries or casualties have been reported. David Makhura, premier of Gauteng province where Johannesburg is located, said the fire has been contained but the hospital has been closed for seven days. The fire caused the third floor of the hospital’s parking garage to collapse
  
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• Hopelessness continues driving Hondurans to migrate

  17-04-2021 21:31
  
  OMOA, Honduras (AP) — More than 200 Honduran migrants stepped off six buses at a converted seaside hotel this week following a wearying trip overnight across Guatemala after being deported by Mexico. Their journeys ended short of the U.S. border, and now they were back in Honduras making arrangements to return to where they started. Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protectisoons photoson reported more than 41,000 encounters with Hondurans at the U.S. southern border. That was some 12,00
  
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• The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

  17-04-2021 21:26
  
  WINDSOR, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth sat by herself at Prince Philip’s funeral and now will embark on the next phase of her reign alone. In accordance with strict social distancing rules during the coronavirus pandemic, the monarch sat by herself Saturday, without the man who had been by her side for 73 years. The monarch’s four children and eight grandchildren sat in small groups nearby, during a stripped-back service at Windsor Castle that made their loss somehow more pers
  
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• US deports woman who lied about role in Rwandan genocide

  17-04-2021 21:05
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawyer says a woman has been deported from the United States to Rwanda after serving 10 years in prison for lying about her role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide to obtain U.S. citizenship. Beatrice Munyenyezi’s lawyer said in an email Saturday that he believed she had arrived in the Rwandan capital the day before. She was convicted and sentenced in 2013 in New Hampshire. She served a 10-year sentence in Alabama and had faced deportation. She lost her latest court b
  
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• Police name man killed by officer during airport shootout

  17-04-2021 20:49
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police in San Antonio have released the name of a man who fatally shot himself during a shootout with an officer outside San Antonio International Airport. Lt. Michelle Ramos said Saturday that the Bexar County medical examiner identified the man as Joe Gomez. Ramos did not provide any other identifying details, such as his age, and hasn’t returned messages seeking additional comment. Police Chief William McManus has said the suspect in the shooting Thursday had a
  
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• Libya welcomes UN decision to deploy cease-fire monitors

  17-04-2021 20:46
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s transitional government has welcomed a U.N. Security Council decision to deploy international monitors to watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire in the conflict-stricken country. It has also urged the council to help get mercenaries out of the oil-rich country. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ recent proposal for up to 60 monitors to join an existing political mission in Libya. The interim government t
  
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• Immigration judge, subject of complaint by lawyers, retires

  17-04-2021 20:36
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Immigration Court judge who was the subject of a complaint to the U.S. Justice Department involving hostile and biased treatment of immigrants abruptly quit his post this week. In a letter announcing his retirement, Judge Nicholas Ford did not acknowledge the complaint by local attorneys representing immigrants. Instead, he criticized the entire court system and his supervisors for their lack of support. Last November, a coalition of lawyers filed a com
  
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• First lady Jill Biden to visit Albuquerque, Navajo capitol

  17-04-2021 20:32
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden’s office announced Saturday that she will visit the U.S. Southwest in the coming week, with stops planned in New Mexico’s most populous city and the Navajo Nation’s capitol in Arizona. The announcement said Biden will travel to Albuquerque on Wednesday and visit Window Rock, Arizona, on Thursday and Friday. The announcement did not elaborate on the scheduled visit but it said additional information will be forthcoming.The pos
  
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• Prosecutor who implied boy was armed when shot put on leave

  17-04-2021 20:22
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A veteran prosecutor was placed on leave days after he implied in court that 13-year-old Adam Toledo was holding a handgun the instant he was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer. The announcement was made Friday, a day after video footage was released to the public that shows Adam had dropped or tossed the gun less than a second before he was shot and killed on March 29. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office says Assistant State’s Attorney James Mu
  
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• Czechs expel 18 Russians over huge depot explosion in 2014

  17-04-2021 20:17
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic is expelling 18 Russian diplomats identified as spies over a huge ammunition depot explosion in 2014. Prime Minister Andrej Babis says the Czech intelligence agencies have provided clear evidence about the involvement of Russian military agents in the massive explosion that killed two people. Babis says the Czech Republic is a sovereign state and must react to those findings. Interior Minister Jan Hamacek,  who also serves also as foreign minister, sai
  
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• Navalny’s doctor: Putin critic ‘could die at any moment’

  17-04-2021 20:11
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old could be on the verge of death. Physician Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he received from Navalny’s family show him with sharply elevated levels of potassium, which can bring on cardiac arrest, and heightened creatinine levels that indicate impaired kidneys. He wrote “our pat
  
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• Fore! Biden plays golf for the first time as president

  17-04-2021 20:10
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has taken his first swing at a presidential pastime. Biden, once an avid golfer, played golf Saturday at the Wilmington Country Club, not far from his Delaware home where he was spending the weekend. It was his first time playing golf since taking office in January. Golf has always been a favorite of presidents. Dwight Eisenhower, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all played often. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, played frequently, totalin
  
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• Pandemic good Samaritan faces hefty tax bill for his efforts

  17-04-2021 20:04
  
  MANSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut middle school teacher who raised $41,000 to help hundreds of his struggling neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic is facing a potential tax bill of over $16,000. Twenty-seven-year-old Louis Goffinet of Mansfield began his charitable efforts by picking up groceries for elderly neighbors afraid to go shopping during the early days of the pandemic. He would often spend his own money. He later organized two fundraisers on Facebook over a year. The Hartfor
  
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• After child dies, US regulator warns about Peloton treadmill

  17-04-2021 19:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Safety regulators are warning people with kids and pets to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Saturday that it received reports of children and a pet being pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller of the treadmill. The results have included fractures, scrapes and the death of one child. New York-based Peloton said in a news release the warning w
  
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• PCSD: Collison on Mt. Lemmon Highway

  17-04-2021 19:48
  
  MT. LEMMON (KVOA) - The Pima County Sheriff Department has confirmed that a collision involving a motorcycle on Mt. Lemmon Highway has caused the road to be blocked and delayed as the investigation goes on.The collison took place two miles north of Windy Point Vista. Traffic in the area will be slowed so make appropriate changes to your commute if you are traveling in the area.
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• Arizona reports 480 additional COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

  17-04-2021 19:48
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Friday reported 480 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths as the number of virus-related hospitalizations continued to range between 500 and 600. The state’s coronavirus dashboard listed pandemic totals of 853,050 cases and 17,151 deaths as the Department of Health Services subtracted two deaths from the number of fatalities. There were 567 COVID-19-related hospitalizations as of Friday, keeping that metric in the same range where it h
  
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• How you can help a skate park on Tohono O’odham reservation

  17-04-2021 19:40
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - How would you like to play a part in helping raise money for a skateboard park while also enjoying some authentic Native American food, festivity, and Tucson culture?  - That's exactly what's brewing on Saturday from 4-9 p.m. at the special fundraiser.The block party will also help celebrate the 105th anniversary of the U of A's old-school mascot "rufus", with special renditions of the mascot incorporating the official Tohono O'odham tri
  
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• Harry, William seen chatting together after royal funeral

  17-04-2021 19:35
  
  LONDON (AP) — A year after they last saw one another, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry put their fraught relationship aside at their grandfather’s funeral. The brothers walked together in procession Saturday behind Prince Philip’s coffin, and were seen chatting and walking together after the service concluded. It was the first time the brothers had been seen in public together since Harry stood down from royal duties and moved to the U.S. with his wife Meghan, the Du
  
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• Riot declared in Portland protests after police kill man

  17-04-2021 19:33
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, said they arrested four people after declaring a riot on Friday night when protesters smashed windows, burglarized businesses and set fires. Demonstrations started earlier in the day in a park after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a person with a gun. Deputy Portland Police Chief Chris Davis said police shot and killed a white man in his 30s. The man was not identified, but a witness said he appeared to be experienc
  
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• New restrictions ire many in Canada’s most populous province

  17-04-2021 19:26
  
  TORONTO (AP) — New pandemic restrictions imposed by Canada’s most populous province have immediately run into opposition. Police department are insisting they won’t use new powers to randomly stop motorists. And health experts complained Saturday the rules focus on outdoor activities rather than more dangerous indoor settings. The new rules limit outdoor gatherings to those in the same household and close playgrounds and golf courses. The decisions sparked widespread criticism
  
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• The Latest: Canadian police say won’t do random virus checks

  17-04-2021 19:23
  
  TORONTO — New pandemic restrictions imposed by Canada’s most populous province immediately ran into opposition on Saturday as police departments insisted they wouldn’t use new powers to randomly stop motorists and health experts complained the rules focus on outdoor activities rather than more dangerous indoor settings.
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government announced Friday it was giving police authority to require anyone not at home to explain why they’re out and
  
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• What? What? City bans use of loud, gas-powered leaf blowers

  17-04-2021 19:22
  
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s largest city is banning the use of loud, gas-powered leaf blowers. The Burlington Free Press reports that the City Council passed a phased-in ban this week. It mandates moving to quieter electric-powered leaf blowers. They will be required for all municipal departments in August. All businesses and Burlington residents will be required to comply by the end of May of next year. Gas-powered blowers operate at 90 decibels. The U.S. Centers for Disease Co
  
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• After child death, US says to stop using Peloton treadmill

  17-04-2021 19:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Safety regulators are warning people with kids and pets to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Saturday that it received reports of children and a pet being pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller of the treadmill. The results have included fractures, scrapes and the death of one child. New York-based Peloton said in a news release the warning w
  
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• 4-vehicle crash on State Route 87 north of Payson kills 2

  17-04-2021 19:02
  
  PAYSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed Friday night when a vehicle crossed the center line of State Route 87 north of Payson, starting a chain-reaction collision involving four vehicles. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said a southbound vehicle that crossed the center line collided first with two oncoming vehicles and then another southbound vehicle, killing one passenger in each of the first and fourth vehicles. No identities were released and other additional
  
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• Journalists allege police harassment at Minnesota protests

  17-04-2021 18:52
  
  BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Some journalists covering protests over a police shooting in suburban Minneapolis say police have harassed them despite a federal order to leave them alone. U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina Wright issued a temporary restraining order Friday prohibiting police managing the Brooklyn Center protests from arresting or using force against reporters. But journalists posted photos on social media showing officers checking their credentials Friday evening and in at leas
  
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• On foreign policy decisions, Biden faces drag of pragmatism

  17-04-2021 18:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden this past week found himself in search of a foreign policy sweet spot: somewhere between pulling a screeching U-turn on four years of Trumpism and cautiously approaching the world as it is. In recent days, Biden has piled new sanctions on Russia, announced he would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in less than five months and backed away from a campaign promise to sharply raise refugee admission caps. Along the way, Biden is finding that when
  
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• US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration

  17-04-2021 18:25
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — U.S. water officials are projecting the man-made lakes that store water used throughout the American West will fall to historically low levels and trigger an official shortage declaration for the first time. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released projections this week forecasting that less Colorado River water will fill Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which would force cuts to Arizona and Nevada. By November 2022, the agency projects Lake Mead could drop to levels that
  
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• Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief

  17-04-2021 18:11
  
  Many Black Americans are facing a collective sense of grief and trauma that has grown more profound with the loss of each life at the hands of police in America. Some see themselves and their children reflected in the victims of police violence, heightening their grief. Their collective mourning is a great concern to experts and medical professionals who consider the intersectionality of racism and various forms of trauma impacting communities of color a serious public health crisis facing Ameri
  
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• Royals trade Heath to D-Backs for minor league pitcher

  17-04-2021 17:59
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Nick Heath, who had been designated for assignment earlier in the week, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league pitcher Eduardo Herrera on Saturday. The 27-year-old Heath made his big league debut last year, appearing in 15 games in the shortened season for Kansas City. The 21-year-old Herrera signed with Arizona as an international free agent in 2016. He began his career as a catcher and infielder but converted to pitch
  
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• High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes

  17-04-2021 17:59
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that will determine who is eligible for more than $530 million in federal virus relief funding set aside for tribes last year. More than a dozen Native American tribes sued the U.S. Treasury Department to limit the funding to tribes that have a political relationship with the U.S. The Treasury Department says corporations that provide services to Alaska Natives should be eligible, too. Lower courts ha
  
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• As mask mandates end, Oregon bucks trend with permanent rule

  17-04-2021 17:43
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — States around the country are lifting COVID-19 restrictions. But Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction, and many residents are fuming about it. A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring masks and social distancing in all workplaces in the state. The proposal would keep the rules in place until they’re “no longer necessary.” The administrator of Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health department says the
  
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• Scott Rudin will ‘step back’ after allegations of bullying

  17-04-2021 17:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amid mounting anger over allegations of bullying, Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin broke his silence Saturday, saying he is “profoundly sorry” and will step back from his theater work. The move comes more than a week after The Hollywood Reporter’s cover story on Rudin contained accounts of the producing heavyweight throwing glass bowls, staples and baked potatoes at former employees. In his statement Saturday he did not deny the allegations. In
  
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• Riot declared after police kill man in Oregon protests

  17-04-2021 17:34
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, said they arrested four people after declaring a riot on Friday night when protesters smashed windows, burglarized businesses and set fires. Demonstrations started earlier in the day in a park after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a person with a gun. Deputy Portland Police Chief Chris Davis said police shot and killed a white man in his 30s. The man was not identified, but a witness said he appeared to be experienc
  
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• Treatment ban creates uncertainty for trans youth, families

  17-04-2021 17:24
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ law banning gender confirming treatments for transgender minors hasn’t taken effect yet, but it’s already causing pain and uncertainty for hundreds of youth who are currently receiving the care. Families are weighing their options over the first-in-the-nation law. Some may move out of state. It’s offering a preview of what could happen if other states considering similar bans follow Arkansas’ lead. The uncertainty is compound
  
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• After China, US envoy Kerry in S. Korea for climate talks

  17-04-2021 17:22
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with South Korea’s foreign minister in Seoul. Saturday’s talks come ahead of a virtual climate summit of world leaders called by President Joe Biden for next week. Kerry arrived in South Korea after a four-day visit to China, where he held closed-door meetings with Chinese counterparts. Biden has invited 40 world leaders to participate in the upcoming virtual summit, including South Korea’s president and Chin
  
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• Russia, Ukraine expel diplomats over classified information

  17-04-2021 17:20
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has ordered a Ukrainian diplomat to leave the country after allegedly receiving classified information from a database of the country’s main security agency and Ukraine responded by expelling a Russian diplomat. Alexander Sosonyuk, the Ukrainian consul in St. Petersburg, was detained Friday while meeting with a Russian in which he obtained material from a database of the Federal Security Service, according to the agency. On Saturday, the Russian foreign ministry
  
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