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• Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs

  19-04-2021 23:55
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New research shows ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves. Paleontologists developed the theory while studying a mass tyrannosaur death site found seven years ago in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Research unveiled Monday showed a team of researchers determined that the dinosaurs died and were buried in the same place. A biology professor
  
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• Scrutiny of Tesla crash a sign that regulation may be coming

  19-04-2021 23:44
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A fiery crash near Houston with no one behind the wheel of a Tesla is drawing scrutiny from federal agencies that could bring new regulation of electronic systems that take on some driving tasks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety board are investigating the Saturday night crash that killed two men in a Model S. Neither was found in the driver’s seat. Experts say the crash is drawing attention to Tesla’s Auto
  
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• Mass fossil site may prove dinosaurs traveled in packs

  19-04-2021 23:43
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New research shows ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves. Paleontologists developed the theory while studying a mass tyrannosaur death site found seven years ago in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Research unveiled Monday showed a team of researchers determined that the dinosaurs died and were buried in the same place. A biology professor
  
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• ‘Midnight hour of need’: St. Vincent pleads for global help

  19-04-2021 23:35
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is making a heartfelt plea to the international community to help his country recover from a volcanic eruption that has displaced 20,000 people. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that his country is confronting a monumental challenge of humanitarian relief. La Soufrière volcano unleashed its first big eruption of ash and hot gas April 9, a day after the government ordered
  
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• Movie Review: A Far From Routine Vampire Flick

  19-04-2021 23:30
  
  FILM REVIEW: JAKOB'S WIFE NOW PLAYING AT HARKINS TUCSON SPECTRUM 18…
  
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• Gaetz, Greene flaunt new paths to power, testing GOP leaders

  19-04-2021 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz and Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans with a test of how to handle a new breed of Trump-era, social media-savvy firebrands. Both have attracted more public attention lately than most junior lawmakers, and much of it hasn’t been positive.  That’s confronting House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy with questions about whether the two hard-right provocateurs might hurt the GOP&rsqu
  
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• US under Biden will no longer call migrants ‘illegal aliens’

  19-04-2021 23:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration wants federal employees to drop use of the word “alien” to refer to noncitizens and migrants in official communications. Memos issued Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tell employees to stop using certain words and phrases that many people have long considered offensive. In place of “alien,” the memos recommend “non-citizen.” Instead of “illegal a
  
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• Judge keeps ex-cop’s 20-year sentence for killing Black man

  19-04-2021 23:23
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a white former police officer in the killing of an unarmed Black man in South Carolina. Federal judge Richard Gergel ruled Monday that ex-North Charleston officer Michael Slager’s lawyer did not do a poor job. Slager had appealed his sentence, saying his lawyer never told him about a plea offer from prosecutors that could have cut years off his eventual prison term. Gergel ruled he didn’t believe Slager&rsqu
  
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• Medical ruling: Capitol cop Sicknick died of natural causes

  19-04-2021 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington, D.C., medical examiner’s office says Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick suffered a stroke after confronting rioters on Jan. 6 and died of natural causes. Investigators initially believed the officer was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, based on statements collected early in the investigation. They later thought Sicknick may have ingested a chemical substance — possibly bear spray — that may have contributed to his death. But t
  
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• The Latest: Vt. ski resorts’ winter pandemic loss at $100M

  19-04-2021 23:17
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Ski Areas Association says the state’s ski resorts lost an estimated $100 million this winter during the pandemic.
  The Rutland Herald says Vermont state officials estimate that equates to $700 million in total losses for the economy.
  The ski association says season pass holders visited the resorts more this winter, but ticket-buying skier visits were down about 40% through the end February. It says lodging revenue dropped 60% and food and beverage revenu
  
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• Top regulator warns of COVID-19 hazards inside Iowa Capitol

  19-04-2021 23:14
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A top workplace safety regulator has warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are hazardous and may be exposing workers to the coronavirus. Russell Perry, administrator of the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration, warned in a “hazard alert letter” dated April 13 that an inspection by his agency raised concerns for the potential of worker illnesses tied to COVID-19 exposure. Perry wrote t
  
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• 9 kids injured in shooting at birthday party in Louisiana

  19-04-2021 23:08
  
  LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Authorities say nine people under 18 were injured and two of them remained in the hospital following a weekend shooting at a 12-year-old’s birthday party in Louisiana that was rooted in an ongoing feud. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported that eight of the victims of the Saturday night shooting were boys and all were between the ages of 12 and 17. The sheriff’s office had previously said six people were injured but updated the number to nine
  
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• Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs

  19-04-2021 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest coal miners’ union says it would accept President Joe Biden’s plan to move away from coal and other fossil fuels in exchange for a “true energy transition” that includes thousands of jobs in renewable energy and spending on technology to make coal cleaner. Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America, says ensuring jobs for displaced coal workers is crucial to any infrastructure bill taken up by Congress
  
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• Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury

  19-04-2021 23:06
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder case against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has gone to the jury. Twelve jurors are beginning deliberations in a city on edge against another round of unrest. During closing arguments, prosecutors argued that Chauvin squeezed the life out of Floyd by pinning his knee against Floyd’s neck last May, ignoring bystanders and common sense. The defense argued that the now-fired white officer acted reasonably and t
  
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• The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd goes to the jury

  19-04-2021 22:59
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd goes to the jury.The post The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd goes to the jury appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants

  19-04-2021 22:59
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. The head of the Russian military’s Reconciliation Center in Syria said Monday that Russian warplanes hit two militant hideouts northeast of Palmyra. The official says in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the air raid killed some 200 militants and destroyed 24 vehicles and about 500 kilograms (over 1,100 pounds) of ammunition and explosives. The statement says the militan
  
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• Pressure mounts for release of Knoxville shooting video

  19-04-2021 22:57
  
  Pressure is mounting on authorities to release police body camera video of a shooting at a Knoxville, Tennessee, school that left a student dead and a police officer wounded. Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon reiterated a call Monday for a prosecutor to authorize the release of the video of the April 12 shooting. District attorney Charme Allen declined to release the video of the shooting at the magnet high school, saying it could damage the investigation of the shooting. Authorities initially sai
  
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• Attorney: Accusations against Texans QB based on lies

  19-04-2021 22:57
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has accused the 22 women who have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted or harassed by the NFL player during massages of lying, claiming their assertions are based on “an avalanche of false accusations.” The statement by Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, comes after the NFL player’s legal team on Monday filed in court its initial response to the lawsuits, alleging that eight of th
  
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• Chad president wins 6th term as rebels acknowledge retreat

  19-04-2021 22:55
  
  N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Election officials in Chad say President Idriss Deby Itno has easily won a sixth term in office. According to official results announced late Monday, Deby won more than 79% of the votes after several prominent opposition figures chose not to participate in the April 11 election. News of Deby’s victory came as the leader of a Chadian rebel movement told French radio that his forces have temporarily retreated after weekend clashes with government soldiers.
  
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• Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show postponed until November

  19-04-2021 22:51
  
  Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The 2021 Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show has been rescheduled.
  This year's event will take place Nov. 6-7 at Davis Monthan Air Force Base.
  The show was originally slated for April 23-24, but was moved due to COVID-19 concerns.
  The air show is free and open to the public, however, premium seating options are available for sale.
  For more information visit www.thunderandlightningoverarizona.com. 
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• Tempe police: Man arrested in fatal stabbing of girlfriend

  19-04-2021 22:48
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe say a man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend at an apartment complex’s clubhouse. They say 23-year-old Mason Nez was booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. It was unclear Monday if Nez has a lawyer yet. Police say Nez was found early Sunday morning covered in blood and holding the victim, 23-year-old Tammy Begay. They say Nez, Begay and another couple were hanging out in the clubhouse of their a
  
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• LA homeless spending could near $1B as crisis rages

  19-04-2021 22:48
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Faced with an out-of-control homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is planning to spend nearly $1 billion in the coming year in hopes of getting thousands of unhoused people off the streets. The proposal for an unprecedented level of spending comes as outrage grows in neighborhoods that have seen squalid encampments spread in parks, on streets and under freeways. Garcetti is planning to use nearly $100 million from the federal COVID rescue package for the plan
  
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• Supreme Court likely to bar some ‘green card’ applicants

  19-04-2021 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to prevent thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons from applying to become permanent residents. The justices seemed favorable Monday to arguments made by the Biden administration that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently. The designation applies to people who come f
  
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• Gaetz, Greene, flaunt new paths to power, trying GOP leaders

  19-04-2021 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz and Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans with a test of how to handle a new breed of Trump-era, social media-savvy firebrands. Both have attracted more public attention lately than most junior lawmakers, and much of it hasn’t been positive.  That’s confronting House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy with questions about whether the two hard-right provocateurs might hurt the GOP&rsqu
  
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• Pima County Recorder to reopen Eastside office

  19-04-2021 22:43
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) – The Pima County Recorder’s Eastside office is scheduled to reopen April 26.
  The office will open with limited services and staff.  Although the main location in Downtown Tucson has stayed open, it is inconvenient because of the parking.
  “There are people who will drive from as far away as Oro Valley because they do not want to deal with the traffic and parking, or they physically cannot walk the distance to enter the Downtown office,” said Heather&nbs
  
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• Medical examiner: Capitol officer died of natural causes

  19-04-2021 22:42
  
  The D.C. medical examiner’s office says Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured during the Jan. 6 insurrection, suffered a stroke and has ruled the officer died from natural causes. Sicknick was among five people who died after the riot. Two men have been charged with assaulting Sicknick during the riot, spraying him with bear spray. Investigators initially believed he was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, based on statements collected early in the investigation, acc
  
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• Medical examiner finds US Capitol Police officer who died after insurrection suffered stroke, rules it natural death

  19-04-2021 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Medical examiner finds US Capitol Police officer who died after insurrection suffered stroke, rules it natural death.The post Medical examiner finds US Capitol Police officer who died after insurrection suffered stroke, rules it natural death appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• New York AG investigating Cuomo’s use of aides on book

  19-04-2021 22:34
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general is investigating whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo broke the law by having members of his staff help write and promote his pandemic leadership book. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli authorized State Attorney General Letitia James in a letter made public Monday to investigate the work state employees did on drafting and editing the book. James’ office confirmed it received the referral letter but declined further comment, citing an “on
  
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• More migrants dying since push into remote, hostile regions

  19-04-2021 22:20
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Migrants trekking across the Arizona borderlands have died at higher rates in the two decades since stepped up enforcement began funneling them into remote, hostile desert and mountain regions. A sweeping new analysis released Monday by the University of Arizona Binational Migration Institute provides a multidiscipline look at migrant border death investigations in Arizona over 30 years. It draws on the expertise of anthropologists, geographers, other specialists and Pima Co
  
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• Ex-cop-turned-lawyer gets 4+ years in prison in 9/11 scam

  19-04-2021 22:15
  
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A former police lieutenant-turned-lawyer has been sentenced to over four years in prison after cheating a fellow officer of $900,000 he was owed for working at the smoldering World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Gustavo Vila was sentenced Monday in White Plains federal court after pleading guilty in October. He admitted failing to forward nearly $1 million in proceeds from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund to John Ferreyra, who was diagnos
  
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• Sahuarita school placed on lockdown after false firearm threat

  19-04-2021 22:14
  
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KVOA) - A school in Sahuarita was placed on a lockdown Monday after a student reported a possible threat involving a firearm.
  According to Sahuarita Police Department, officers responded to the call at 10:19 a.m. at Sahuarita Middle School.
  Police say a student reported seeing another student in a school bathroom with a firearm to the middle school's staff.
  After conducting interviews and reviewing surveillance video, police and school staff concluded the incident did not take
  
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• Arizona governor orders ‘vaccine passport’ ban for the state

  19-04-2021 22:12
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has used his executive powers to prohibit all of the state’s local and regional governments from requiring vaccine passports, calling them an encroachment on the private medical information of Arizona residents. The Republican governor signed an executive order Monday that also bans state agencies and companies that contract with the state from making COVID-19 vaccine documentation a requirement for such things as entering businesses and receiv
  
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• Sudan repeals Israel boycott law amid normalization efforts

  19-04-2021 22:11
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has abolished a decades-old law on boycotting Israel, part of efforts to establish normal ties with the Jewish state. A bill was approved Monday at a joint meeting of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council and Cabinet that annuls the 1958 law. The law had forbidden diplomatic and economic ties with Israel, Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari said in a Twitter post. Sudan is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led the military to overthrow longtime au
  
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• Stocks close lower, pulling indexes below record highs

  19-04-2021 22:11
  
  Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Monday, pulling major indexes below the latest record highs they reached last week. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1%. Small-company stocks did worse than the rest of the market. Technology stocks had some of the biggest pullbacks, but the losses were shared broadly by a mix of banks, energy companies and others that depend on spending by consumers. Investors are turning their focus to company earnings reports, and looking to s
  
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• EU warns “spark” could set of escalation at Ukraine borders

  19-04-2021 22:08
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine’s borders, it will only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation. In a glum assessment of relations with Moscow, Josep Borrell also said Monday that the condition of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is “critical” and that the 27-nation group will hold the Kremlin accountable for his health and safe
  
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• Suspect in Wisconsin bar shooting that killed 3 identified

  19-04-2021 21:59
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say the man in custody in connection with a shooting at a southeastern Wisconsin tavern that left three men dead and three others injured was involved in a fight at the bar before coming back with a handgun and opening fire. Twenty-four-year-old Rakayo Alandis Vinson appeared in court on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide for the early Sunday shooting at the Somers House Tavern in the village of Somers. Court Commissioner Loren Keating set bond
  
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• Feds weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial

  19-04-2021 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, including considering whether President Joe Biden should address the nation. Aides and officials also tell The Associated Press that the Justice Department is dispatching specially trained community facilitators. Closing arguments began Monday in Chauvin’s trial with a prosecutor telling jurors that the officer “had
  
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• EXPLAINER: Chauvin defense argues he acted reasonably

  19-04-2021 21:47
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys and witnesses have used the words “reasonable” or “unreasonable” often at the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death. Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney put the concept at the center of his closing argument Monday, the last time jurors will hear from him before they begin deliberating. It’s no coincidence. The concept of reasonableness has been crucial at tr
  
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• Plane wreckage found in Arizona; 2 Californians aboard dead

  19-04-2021 21:45
  
  WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say the wreckage of a small plane has been found in northern Arizona and its two occupants are dead. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say deputies received a report Sunday night of an overdue aircraft from Vista, California.  The plane took off from the Sedona airport a and was supposed to land at the Grand Canyon’s airport for a 9 a.m. Sunday appointment in the Tusayan area. An Arizona Department of Public Safety air rescue helicopter
  
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• Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US

  19-04-2021 21:42
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote in the Oregon Legislature. Backers say it will save lives but opponents counter it could lead to deaths. Meanwhile, in Colorado, a less sweeping gun storage bill was signed into law Monday by Gov. Jared Polis. Hundreds of people have testified about the Oregon measure, mostly in writing because there wasn’t enough time to take all the oral testimony. The debate in Oregon ov
  
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• Fire on Cape Town’s Table Mountain under control, smoldering

  19-04-2021 21:40
  
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Firefighters in Cape Town have finally brought a wildfire under control after it swept across the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain and forced the evacuation of some neighborhoods. The blaze burned the historic library and other buildings on the campus of the University of Cape Town. More than 250 firefighters were deployed to the slopes of the mountain to battle the fire which started early Sunday and was brought under control more than 24 hour
  
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• New York AG authorized to probe Cuomo’s use of aides on book

  19-04-2021 21:34
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s comptroller has asked the state attorney general’s office to launch a potential criminal investigation into whether the governor used state resources to write and promote his book on leadership in the COVID-19 pandemic. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office released Monday the April 13 letter, which authorized State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate whether the process of writing and promoting the book violated state laws. Jame
  
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• New York attorney general authorized to investigate Cuomo’s use of state employees to write leadership book

  19-04-2021 21:30
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York attorney general authorized to investigate Cuomo’s use of state employees to write leadership book.The post New York attorney general authorized to investigate Cuomo’s use of state employees to write leadership book appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Judge keeps supervision of union for Disney performers

  19-04-2021 21:28
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge says that, until there’s an election, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters can keep control of a local affiliate whose leader was removed because of complaints of mismanagement from Disney performers who play such characters as Mickey Mouse and Goofy. U.S. District Carlos Mendoza last week refused to end a trusteeship of Orlando-based  Local 385, which represents thousands of workers with key roles in central Florida’s tourism industry. G
  
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• EXPLAINER: What are charges against Chauvin in Floyd death?

  19-04-2021 21:23
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The 12 jurors who will deliberate on charges against Derek Chauvin have three counts to consider as they weigh whether he is responsible for the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s May 25 death. The case comes down to two key questions: did Chauvin cause Floyd’s death and were his actions reasonable? Each charge requires a different element of proof as
  
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• The Latest: Vaccinated prisoners in Alaska can have visitors

  19-04-2021 21:18
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska prison authorities say inmates who have been fully vaccinated will be able to receive visitors starting this week.
  A statement from the Department of Corrections says visitation will begin Wednesday by appointment statewide, except for at facilities in Anchorage and Ketchikan after spikes in coronavirus cases.
  No physical contact will be allowed, and face masks must be worn.Lobbies at corrections institutions will also reopen to visitors for business such as refi
  
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• Casino project among largest on Vegas Strip sets opening day

  19-04-2021 21:14
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the biggest casino projects on the Las Vegas Strip has announced an opening date after more than seven years of planning and building. Resorts World Las Vegas said Monday it will debut June 24 and is taking reservations for more than 3,500 rooms at its three Hilton-branded hotels. The $4.3 billion development by Malaysia-based Genting Group under construction since May 2015 experienced delays and redesigns. The project will open during a pandemic that has upended th
  
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• Groups push for easier student loan relief for the disabled

  19-04-2021 21:05
  
  Advocates for the disabled are pressing the Biden administration to cancel student debt for hundreds of thousands of Americans who have disabilities that make them eligible them for debt forgiveness but who have not received the benefit. Three advocacy groups on Monday filed a federal petition seeking to force the U.S. Education Department to consider erasing debt for nearly 400,000 people with disabilities and to overhaul a debt forgiveness program. The petition says many eligible Americans are
  
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• 2 US agencies send teams to probe Tesla crash with no driver

  19-04-2021 20:59
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Two federal agencies are sending teams to investigate the fatal crash of a Tesla near Houston in which local authorities say no one was behind the wheel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday they will send investigation teams to Spring, Texas, to look into the fiery Saturday night crash. Two men were killed. Harris County Precinct Four Constable Mark Herman says investigators are “100% sure” t
  
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• Correction: Colorado River-Water Shortage story

  19-04-2021 20:58
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In a story on April 17, 2021, about drought projections in the U.S. West, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Arizona would lose one-third of its Colorado River allocation if the federal government declares an official water shortage. The Central Arizona Project — the state’s largest water supplier — stands to lose one-third of its allocation. A shortage declaration would cost Arizona 18% of its allocation.The post Correction: Colorado
  
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