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• Correction: Nevada Execution-Firing Squad story

  21-04-2021 23:48
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a story April 19, 2021, about a convicted killer fighting a possible June execution date and calling for the state to consider the firing squad as an option, The Associated Press, relying information from the state Department of Corrections, erroneously reported the number of inmates awaiting execution. The number is 65, not 72.The post Correction: Nevada Execution-Firing Squad story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

  21-04-2021 23:46
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff says the deputy who shot and killed a man while serving a search warrant has been put on leave pending an investigation. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II did not identify the deputy who fired the shot Wednesday. He told a news conference that the deputy was wearing a body camera that was on at the time. The State Bureau of Investigation is taking over the inquiry of the case and will turn over its results to District Attorney An
  
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• Biden pushes for momentum as US returns to climate fight

  21-04-2021 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a two-day summit aimed at rallying the world’s worst polluters to do more to slow climate change. Biden’s first task when his virtual summit opens Thursday is to convince the world that the United States is both willing and able to meet an ambitious new emissions-cutting pledge. Success for Biden in the summit of 40 world leaders will b
  
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• Scottsdale man accused of killing girlfriend during a fight

  21-04-2021 23:43
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A Scottsdale man has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend during a fight and then erasing the memory on her cellphone before calling 911. Police say 53-year-old Jeffrey Vandermate was jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. Vandermate has been released on $200,000 bond pending an April 28  court appearance. Police say officers responded to Vandermate’s apartment on Sunday afternoon after he reported
  
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• Medical cannabis legal in Utah, but not always affordable

  21-04-2021 23:41
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah group that led the push to legalize medical cannabis in the state has launched a financial relief program for patients who can’t afford their medication. The Utah Patients Coalition on Tuesday joined a small but growing list of programs around the U.S. aimed at helping low-income patients access the drug. The project is among the first to offer ongoing subsidies statewide. Medical cannabis typically isn’t covered by insurance or Medicaid because it
  
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• After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws

  21-04-2021 23:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws. Lawmakers are heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death is “not enough” for a nation confronting a legacy of police violence. Legislation had stalled on Capitol Hill,  but lawmakers said Wednesday it is now closer than ever to consensus. This, a day after a Minneapolis jury found former officer
  
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• Suspect linked to 2016 Nice attack arrested in Italy

  21-04-2021 23:38
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian media say a 28-year-old Albanian wanted in connection with a 2016 truck attack in the French city of Nice that killed 86 people has been arrested in southern Italy. News agency LaPresse says police arrested the suspect, identified as Endri Elenzi, on Wednesday. He was detained in Sparanise about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Naples. Lapresse says Elenzi was wanted on a European arrest warrant issued by France for allegedly having provided arms to the attacker, Moham
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 21 at 3:37PM MDT until April 22 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  21-04-2021 23:37
  
  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 Thursday.
  * AFFECTED AREA…All of Fire Weather Zones 151, 152 and 154through 8 PM MST this evening and portions of Fire Weather Zones151, 152 and 154 Thursday.
  * TIMING…Until 8 PM MST this evening and Noon to 8 PM MSTThursday.
  * WINDS…South to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to45 mph today. Southwest wi
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 21 at 3:37PM MDT until April 21 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  21-04-2021 23:37
  
  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 Thursday.
  * AFFECTED AREA…All of Fire Weather Zones 151, 152 and 154through 8 PM MST this evening and portions of Fire Weather Zones151, 152 and 154 Thursday.
  * TIMING…Until 8 PM MST this evening and Noon to 8 PM MSTThursday.
  * WINDS…South to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to45 mph today. Southwest wi
  
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• House votes to curb power of presidency on travel bans

  21-04-2021 23:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House has passed legislation to constrain a president’s power to limit entry to the U.S. The vote Wednesday was a response to former President Donald Trump’s travel ban covering five Muslim-majority countries. President Joe Biden in one of his first moves in office had reversed the restrictions the Trump administration put in place. But House Democrats said the law should be changed to stop future administrations from enacting similarly broa
  
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• Lawmakers move closer to letting child sex abuse victims sue

  21-04-2021 23:21
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For the first time, prominent Republican state senators are putting their support behind legislation in Pennsylvania to change the law to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue their perpetrators or institutions that didn’t prevent it. Wednesday’s vote, 11-3, in the Senate Judiciary Committee comes after years of damning investigations into child sexual abuse by clergy in Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses. It also signals that the
  
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• Feds push to extradite Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq

  21-04-2021 23:20
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors are urging a judge to approve a request to extradite a Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq on allegations that he participated in the killings of two police officers nearly 15 years ago in Fallujah. They said the evidence provided by Iraqi authorities meets the standard for an American judge to certify an extradition request for Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, who came to the U.S. as a refugee and became a U.S. citizen. His lawyers said his extradition isn’t al
  
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• Blowing Dust Advisory issued April 21 at 3:20PM MDT until April 21 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  21-04-2021 23:20
  
  * WHAT…Visibility between one quarter mile and one mile inblowing dust expected.
  * WHERE…Western Pima County, Tohono O’odham Nation and SouthCentral Pinal County. This includes portions of I-10 fromMarana to the north.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to reducedvisibility.Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust.Remember, Pull Aside, Stay Alive.The post Blowing Dust Advisory issued April 21 at 3:20PM M
  
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• Lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano threatens towns

  21-04-2021 23:17
  
  EL PATROCINIO, Guatemala (AP) — Residents of small communities living around Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano wake each day wondering if the lava will reach their homes. A lava flow descending the volcano has advanced between El Patrocinio and San José el Rodeo. In the case of the latter, the lava has advanced to within two and half blocks of the outermost homes. Emma Quezada, a 38-year-old homemaker in one of those houses, has lived there her entire life and said she’s used t
  
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• Putin vows a ‘quick and tough’ Russian response for its foes

  21-04-2021 23:15
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Moscow’s response will be “quick and tough” if the West encroaches on Russia’s security interests. The warning during his annual state-of-the-nation address came amid a massive Russian troop buildup near the border with Ukraine. The U.S. and its allies have urged the Kremlin to pull the troops back. In his speech, Putin said, “Those who organize any provocations threatening the core security interests of Russia will
  
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• Biden faces calls on pledge to recognize Armenian genocide

  21-04-2021 23:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing calls to recognize the Armenian genocide of more than a century ago, something that he pledged to do as a candidate but that could further complicate an already tense relationship with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. More than 100 House members on Wednesday signed a letter to Biden calling on him to become the first U.S. president to formally recognize the World War I-era systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Arm
  
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• The Latest: Italy to open venues in areas of low virus risk

  21-04-2021 23:10
  
  ROME — The Italian government is opening cinemas, theaters and concert halls to limited numbers of spectators in regions with the lowest level of contagion starting next Monday, while confirming the opening of outdoor restaurant dining for lunch and dinner.Limits were set with a maximum 500 people indoors and 1,000 outdoors.This is the first national loosening of restrictions since the fall surge and the arrival of quick-spreading variants of the novel coronavirus. The level of contagion h
  
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• Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia

  21-04-2021 23:08
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Police arrested nearly 1,500 people in a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking, according to a group that monitors political detentions. The largest of Wednesday’s protests took place in Moscow, where thousands marched through the center city. Some of the people arrested were seized before the protests even began, inclu
  
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• Canadian judge grants Huawei CFO request to delay hearings

  21-04-2021 23:07
  
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian judge has granted Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay the final leg in her extradition hearings, days before they were set to begin.  British Columbia Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says  she will deliver reasons for her decision in writing in the next week or so and a date to resume proceedings will be determined later.  The hearings were scheduled to begin Monday but Meng’s lawyers
  
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• New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

  21-04-2021 23:03
  
  One of the largest reports on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy bolsters evidence that it is safe although more comprehensive research is needed. The preliminary results are based on reports from over 35,000 U.S. women who received either Moderna or Pfizer shots while pregnant. Their rates of miscarriage, premature births and other complications were comparable to those observed in published reports on pregnant women before the pandemic.  The new evidence from researchers at the federal Cen
  
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• State school officials rebuff Ducey’s decision to lift mask mandate

  21-04-2021 23:01
  
  WASHINGTON – Education officials rebuffed Gov. Doug Ducey’s decision this week to lift the mask mandate for state schools, with many districts planning to ignore what they called an “irresponsible” decision in a state where COVID-19 cases continue to rise.…
  
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• Ducey says National Guard will go first to Yuma

  21-04-2021 22:57
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says National Guard troops being sent to the border region will focus initially on the Yuma area. The Republican governor said Wednesday that Guard’s mission spans the state’s entire southern border and Guard members could eventually be sent to other areas besides Yuma. The Republican governor traveled to Yuma to renew his frequent criticism of President Joe Biden’s administration. He says the federal government isn’t doing eno
  
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• Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight

  21-04-2021 22:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Greta Thunberg took a gap year from high school in 2019 to help spread awareness about climate change, and that journey is documented in her new series “Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World.” The three-episode docuseries, a PBS and BBC Studios co-production, follows the rock star activist as she visits people and places that have been distinctly affected by the heating of the earth. “If you want yourself and your children and grandchildren to be able
  
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• ‘Let them go with it’: Teachers lead talks on Floyd case

  21-04-2021 22:49
  
  The verdict in the trial George Floyd’s killing marked the latest challenge for teachers around the U.S. who have grappled all year with how to address the country’s reckoning with racial injustice. In the moment and the immediate aftermath, some have looked to challenge students’ thinking or draw historical parallels. Others primarily sought to give youths space to process their reactions. Large school districts including Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Houston stressed that counsel
  
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• Suspect in Iowa trooper’s death taken from hospital to jail

  21-04-2021 22:48
  
  GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa (AP) — A man charged in the shooting death of an Iowa Highway Patrol trooper has been moved from the hospital to a jail. Michael Lang, of Grundy Center, was released Wednesday from Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where he was recovering from wounds he suffered in a confrontation with law enforcement officers on April 9. Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith was killed while trying to arrest Lang. Lang was taken to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, where he made his initial appearan
  
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• Police, prosecutors spar over shooting footage release

  21-04-2021 22:48
  
  ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A plan by Southern California police to release body-worn camera video from officers who responded to a deadly office shooting was quashed by prosecutors. Police in the city of Orange called a news conference Wednesday to release footage related to the March shooting that killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy. But police reversed course after the district attorney said doing so could jeopardize their prosecution. Prosecutors have charged Aminadab Gaxiola Gonz
  
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• LeVar Burton to be ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host; petition credited

  21-04-2021 22:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 200,000-plus LeVar Burton boosters who signed a petition calling for him to be the new “Jeopardy!” host will get to see him try the job on for size. Burton is among the final group  of guest hosts for the quiz show, which lost its longtime host Alex Trebek to cancer last November. The show’s producer has put off announcing Trebek’s successor. Burton’s fans say the “Star Trek: Next Generation” and “Roots” star
  
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• 4 more ex-youth center workers charged in New Hampshire

  21-04-2021 22:46
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Four more arrests have been made in connection with a broad criminal investigation into physical and sexual abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center. The attorney general’s office said Wednesday that Stanley Watson, Victor Malavet, Trevor Middleton and Jonathan Brand have been charged with 15 counts of sexual assault between 1997 and 2007. They are among 11 former workers at the Youth Development Center in Manchester who have been arreste
  
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• Strong winds, blowing dust could affect travel on southern Arizona highways Wednesday

  21-04-2021 22:42
  
  Arizona Department of TransportationTUCSON (KVOA) - The state's Department of Transportation is urging motorists to use caution on southern Arizona highways Wednesday.
  ADOT says strong winds and blowing dust could impact travel, including on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson.According to Meteorologist Shea Sorenson, another Red Flag Warning went into effect Wednesday morning, and it last until 8 p.m.RELATED: High winds prompt health watch in Pima CountyTravelers in Maricopa and
  
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• Scottsdale police make 2 arrests related to mall unrest

  21-04-2021 22:39
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nearly a year after dozens of looters stormed a Scottsdale mall, authorities have made two more arrests related to the unrest. Scottsdale police said Wednesday that a man and a woman were booked last week for separate incidents. Investigators identified 20-year-old Nicholas Dowd as a suspect who broke into an AT&T store across the street from Scottsdale Fashion Square mall amid the May 30 melee. He was arrested on burglary charges and was released. Investigator
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 21 at 2:34PM MDT until April 21 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Phoenix AZ

  21-04-2021 22:34
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…Central Deserts and Southern Gila County/TontoNational Forest Foothills.
  * TIMING…Until 8 pm tonight.
  * WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 5 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Fuels are dry and fire danger is high. Theseconditions combined with low relative humidity and strongwinds may lead to widespread hazardous fire weather conditions.Please advise the appropriate officials and fire crews in thefield of this r
  
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• Blowing Dust Advisory issued April 21 at 2:32PM MDT until April 21 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Phoenix AZ

  21-04-2021 22:32
  
  * WHAT…Visibility between one quarter mile and one mile inblowing dust.
  * WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon,West Pinal County, Sonoran Desert National Monument and GilaBend. Blowing dust so far has been most prevalent near GilaBend and throughout much of Pinal County.
  * WHEN…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to reducedvisibility.Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility. If you encounterblowing dust or blowi
  
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• Embattled San Francisco school board agrees to act dignified

  21-04-2021 22:30
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The scandal-plagued San Francisco school board has agreed to new contract terms with the district’s superintendent that require members to focus on reopening schools and act in a dignified and professional manner. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the agreement Tuesday was added to a deal Superintendent Vince Matthews made with the Board of Education to remain on the job for another year after he announced his retirement in March. It follows board controv
  
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• George Floyd and Emmett Till families see parallels in loss

  21-04-2021 22:25
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The murders of Emmett Till and George Floyd were separated by more than six decades, contrasting circumstances and countless protests, but their families say they feel an intimate connection in their grief and what comes next. Till was a Black Chicago teenager whose lynching in 1955 energized the civil rights movement. Floyd’s killing last May by a white Minneapolis police officer propelled a worldwide call for racial justice and ending police brutality. Both families
  
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• Florida House overwhelmingly approves consumer privacy bill

  21-04-2021 22:21
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House has resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill that gives the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the personal data collected by companies. If the measure becomes law, it would give consumers the right to sue companies for mishandling information. The state Senate is expected to soon take up the House bill, as part of a package of proposals sought by Gov. Ron DeSantis meant to reign in Big Tech companies. Florida would be the latest to
  
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• Stocks end higher on Wall Street after a day of steady gains

  21-04-2021 22:12
  
  Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street after steadily gaining throughout the day. The S&P 500 index added 0.9% Wednesday following its first back-to-back loss since March. Technology companies and banks helped lead the way higher. Communications stocks were among the only losers, led by a 7.4% drop in Netflix after the video streaming pioneer disappointed investors with a slowdown in subscriber additions. Much of the market’s focus over the next two weeks will be on individual comp
  
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• US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June

  21-04-2021 22:07
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program contributes to climate change. President Joe Biden on Jan. 27 ordered Interior officials to review if the sales of public energy reserves unfairly benefits companies at the expense of taxpayers and the impact on climate change. Wednesday’s action does not affect existing leases, and the agency has continued to issue new dri
  
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• Over 1,000 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia

  21-04-2021 22:03
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marched through central Moscow as part of nationwide demonstrations calling for his freedom as his health reportedly is in severe decline while on a hunger strike. A human rights group that monitors political repression said more than 1,000 people were arrested across the country in connection with the protests. Many were seized before protests even began, including two top Navalny associates in Mo
  
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• Sheriff: Deputy who killed man during warrant is on leave

  21-04-2021 22:00
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff says the deputy who shot and killed a man while serving a search warrant has been put on leave pending an investigation. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II did not identify the deputy who fired the shot Wednesday. He told a news conference that the deputy was wearing a body camera that was on at the time. District Attorney Andrew Womble said an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation would be thorough and “will no
  
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• The Latest: New study shows COVID vaccines effective

  21-04-2021 21:58
  
  NEW YORK — Health officials have released more evidence that COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated people are uncommon.
  The latest study looked at recent infections in about 75 Chicago skilled nursing facilities. Nearly 8,000 residents and nearly 7,000 staff received two doses of vaccine at the facilities. In those fully vaccinated, health officials detected 22 breakthrough infections. Most experienced no symptoms, but two were hospitalized and one died.
  Other statistics have suggested b
  
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• Maricopa County delivering ballots, equipment for audit

  21-04-2021 21:54
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s most populous county has started delivering election equipment and 2.1 million ballots cast in November’s election to Veterans Memorial Coliseum for a recount and audit commissioned by Republicans in the state Senate. The deliveries by Maricopa County that started Wednesday will kick off weeks of counting at the fairgrounds site rented by the state Senate. The county refused to allow its facilities to be used after losing a court fight set off by a Sena
  
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• Sheriff: Deputy who shot and killed man while serving search warrant in NC has been put on leave pending investigation

  21-04-2021 21:47
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Sheriff: Deputy who shot and killed man while serving search warrant in NC has been put on leave pending investigation.The post Sheriff: Deputy who shot and killed man while serving search warrant in NC has been put on leave pending investigation appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Man charged with killing 3 in Wisconsin tavern shooting

  21-04-2021 21:44
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged with killing three people and wounding three others in a weekend shooting at a crowded bar. Prosecutors charged 24-year-old Rakayo Vinson, of Kenosha, with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting early Sunday at Somers House Tavern in the village of Somers in Kenosha County. He would face life in prison if convicted on any of the counts. According
  
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• Facebook says it halts hackers tied to Palestinian security

  21-04-2021 21:43
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Facebook says it has broken up a hacker network linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ intelligence service. It says the network targeted hundreds of people, including journalists, human rights activists and government critics. The network used Facebook to try to deliver malware to targets’ devices in an attempt to gain access to contacts, text messages and other information. Wednesday’s announcement comes just weeks ahead of Palestinian elections
  
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• Burning Man mulling mandatory COVD-19 vaccines for August

  21-04-2021 21:32
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Burning Man festival organizers are considering requiring attendees to prove they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 if they move forward with plans to hold this year’s counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert. But they backed off an earlier statement indicating they had already decided to make the shots mandatory. The organizers say they won’t decide for sure until the end of the month whether the event will even take place. Burning Man CEO Marian Goo
  
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• EXPLAINER: Chauvin jury could stay anonymous for a long time

  21-04-2021 21:30
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death said the jury will remain anonymous until he deems it safe to release their names. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill hasn’t publicly said how long their names might stay secret. He told potential jurors that he will protect their privacy as long has he feels it’s necessary. In the 2019 trial that led to the conviction of former Minneapolis Officer Mohamed Noor in the shooting dea
  
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• Man pumping gas at convenience store killed, shooter dead

  21-04-2021 21:27
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man opened fire at a convenience store in Pennsylvania early Wednesday, apparently at random, killing a truck driver who was pumping gas and wounding another man before taking his own life, officials said.
  The man had first shot at a car on a highway several miles away before heading to the convenience store around 4:45 a.m., according to Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin. The woman in the car told authorities she didn’t realize her car had been hit
  
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• In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos

  21-04-2021 21:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden takes center stage in a two-day climate summit highlighting America’s return to the fight to curb global warming. The all-virtual summit that begins Thursday will feature 40 world leaders and lots of other advocates and experts, but it is clearly Biden’s show. He’s expected to promise that America will cut its carbon pollution in half compared with 2005. Then he’s going to challenge other nations to be just as ambitious. Also ke
  
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• Jill Biden visits Southwest US amid vaccine push

  21-04-2021 21:16
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is kicking off a three-day, two-state visit to the U.S. Southwest with a tour of a vaccination clinic in Albuquerque. Wednesday’s tour comes as the nation is set to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days in office. New Mexico has been among the leading states when it comes to vaccination distribution. Nearly 39% of New Mexico residents 16 and older have been fully vaccin
  
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• Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight

  21-04-2021 21:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a two-day summit aimed at rallying the world’s worst polluters to do more to slow climate change. Biden’s first task when his virtual summit opens Thursday is to convince the world that the United States is both willing and able to meet an ambitious new emissions-cutting pledge. Success for Biden in the summit of 40 world leaders will b
  
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