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• Bodies found in desert in 1980 ID’d as woman seeks parents

  22-04-2021 23:59
  
  SAN BERNARDINO. Calif. (AP) — Authorities have finally identified two homicide victims who were found in the Southern California desert in 1980 and linked to a man imprisoned for murder in Mississippi. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday that DNA technology and detective work led to the confirmation this month of the names of the slain man and woman. An archeologist found the bodies in a shallow grave in the Mojave Desert east of the tiny community of Ludlow
  
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• Police video shows officer using stun gun on handcuffed man

  22-04-2021 23:55
  
  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) — Police video shows a Louisiana police officer using a stun gun on a handcuffed, seated 67-year-old man and saying, “Scream again.” WAFB-TV posted a 46-minute body camera video Wednesday, identified as from Port Allen Police. It starts with the early-morning arrest of Izell Richardson Jr. of Port Allen on March 27. News agencies report that a complaint Richardson filed two days later resulted in the arrest of Officer Nolan Dehon III on charges of malfeasan
  
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• Peralta’s 7 RBIs help D-Backs overcome 6 HRs, top Reds 14-11

  22-04-2021 23:41
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — David Peralta hit a three-run triple in a six-run 10th inning to finish with five hits and a career-best seven RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame six Cincinnati home runs to beat the Reds 14-11. Carson Kelly followed Peralta with a two-run homer as the Diamondbacks opened a 14-8 lead. Arizona  hung on in the bottom half to complete a three-game sweep that extended its winning streak to four. The Reds lost their fourth straight, finishing a 2-4 homestand. Cin
  
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• Sen. Tim Scott to deliver GOP’s rebuttal to Biden address

  22-04-2021 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress. Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, will serve as the face of the party after Biden addresses the nation next Wednesday. Scott, who is considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate, is a leading GOP voice on race and criminal justice reform and is popular with both the Trump and moderate wings of the party. The selection unde
  
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• Prisoners seek postponement in death warrant litigation

  22-04-2021 23:31
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Two death-row prisoners have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to hold off on scheduling litigation over the warrants that would trigger the state’s first executions in almost seven years. Lawyers for Clarence Dixon and Frank Atwood said the pandemic has made it hard for them to prepare defenses for their clients due to a ban on visits inside state prisons over the last year. Earlier this month, prosecutors told the state’s highest court that they intend on soon se
  
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• Homicide victims found in Mojave Desert in 1980 identified

  22-04-2021 23:28
  
  SAN BERNARDINO. Calif. (AP) — Authorities have finally identified two homicide victims who were found in the Southern California desert in 1980 and linked to a man imprisoned for murder in Mississippi. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday that DNA technology and detective work led to the confirmation this month of the names of the slain man and woman. An archeologist found the bodies in a shallow grave in the Mojave Desert east of the tiny community of Ludlow
  
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• Canada bans flights from India, Pakistan

  22-04-2021 23:25
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada is banning all flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days due to the growing wave of COVID-19 cases in that region.  India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, meanwhile, is apologizing for a failed attempt to ban playgrounds and allow police to stop and question people who were not in their homes. The measures had created a backlash from police forces, health officials and the public. The leader of Ca
  
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• California’s public universities to require COVID-19 vaccine

  22-04-2021 23:25
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two of the nation’s largest university systems say they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on University of California and California State University campuses this fall once the Food and Drug Administration gives formal approval. Thursday’s joint announcement from the 10-campus UC system and the 23-campus CSU is the largest of its kind in U.S. higher education. It would affect more than 1 million students and employ
  
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• Police clash with Palestinians, far-right march in Jerusalem

  22-04-2021 23:20
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have clashed with Palestinians outside Jerusalem’s Old City and manned barricades to prevent hundreds of Jewish extremists from marching to the area. Tensions are even higher than normal in the city, which is home to holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims and has long been a flashpoint for Israeli-Palestinian violence. The police have clashed with Palestinians on a nightly basis since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan last week.
  
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• Arizona Legislature OKs abortion ban for genetic issues

  22-04-2021 23:18
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature have approved a sweeping anti-abortion bill banning the procedure if the woman seeks it solely because a fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome. The measure has a host of other provisions championed by anti-abortion groups, including a requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated and conferring civil rights on a fetus. Thursday’s party-line votes send Senate Bill 1457 to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey,
  
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• ‘Rutherford Falls’ mixes humor, culture clash, native voices

  22-04-2021 23:17
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In Sierra Teller Ornelas’ family, those who could spin a good tale earned a seat at her grandmom’s expansive dining table, with lesser voices banished to the living room. The Native American writer and producer is now sharing her storytelling gifts with the world at large in “Rutherford Falls.” It’s a new Peacock streaming comedy she co-created, and it’s a TV rarity in its depiction of Native American characters and issues. The series
  
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• California’s 2 major university systems, the nation’s largest, plan mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff

  22-04-2021 23:17
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s 2 major university systems, the nation’s largest, plan mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff.The post California’s 2 major university systems, the nation’s largest, plan mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Typo in betting line on Browns-Chiefs game costs BetMGM $10K

  22-04-2021 23:15
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — How’s this for a can’t-lose bet: wagering on two of the NFL’s top quarterbacks to pass for a single yard in a game? A typographical error in a betting line on a Cleveland Browns-Kansas City Chiefs game in January led to a $10,500 windfall for nine eagle-eyed bettors. The error was revealed this month by the New Jersey regulators, who fined BetMGM.com $500. It involved the Jan. 17 game, and was supposed to be on whether Cleveland’s Baker Ma
  
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• The Latest: Alaska organizers eye 2022 for cultural festival

  22-04-2021 23:15
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska — Organizers say a four-day dance and cultural event billed as the largest gathering of Alaska Natives in the southeast region of the largest state will return next year as an in-person event after widespread immunizations.
  The Sealaska Heritage Institute says the Celebration event celebrating Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures will be held in Juneau from June 8-11, 2022. It was held virtually in 2020, and another event planned for this past January was scrapped.Institute
  
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• Sahara’s Polisario Front chief gets COVID treatment in Spain

  22-04-2021 23:15
  
  MADRID (AP) — The man leading the Polisario Front in its fight for independence of Western Sahara is hospitalized in Spain for treatment of COVID-19. The 73-year-old Brahim Ghali heads the Algeria-backed pro-independence group representing the local Sahrawi population that has periodically fought Moroccan forces for control of the territory in western Africa. The self-declared government also headed by Ghali says he is “recovering favorably” from the disease caused by the coron
  
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• ‘Rutherford Falls’ mixes comedy, culture wars, native voices

  22-04-2021 23:13
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In Sierra Teller Ornelas’ family, those who could spin a good tale earned a seat at her grandmom’s expansive dining table, with lesser voices banished to the living room. The Native American writer and producer is now sharing her storytelling gifts with the world at large in “Rutherford Falls.” It’s a new Peacock streaming comedy she co-created, and it’s a TV rarity in its depiction of Native American characters and issues. The series
  
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• Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training

  22-04-2021 23:13
  
  DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — The stakes were clear when the two dozen police officers gathered for a four-day workshop that came into being with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission: To change the face of police work in America. The class took place the same week as jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who was convicted in the death of George Floyd. No one attending the conference would deny that policing failed the day Floyd died. They came to the
  
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• NJ officials review police taking bike, cuffing Black person

  22-04-2021 23:12
  
  PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say they are reviewing an incident captured on video showing police handcuffing a Black youth and confiscating his bike. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office said Wednesday the matter, which unfolded over the weekend in Perth Amboy and led to critical comments online about policing, is under review. But authorities declined to comment further. The office of Perth Amboy Mayor Helmin Caba said in a statement Tuesday that the youth sho
  
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• Job alert: McDonald’s to hire 1,250 employees across Arizona

  22-04-2021 22:58
  
  McDonald's, Photo Date: 7/23/14
  TUCSON (KVOA) -  McDonald’s restaurants across Arizona, including Tucson, are hosting Hiring Events on April 28.
  The fast-food chain is looking to hire 1,250 new employees.
  Job seekers can text ‘worksforme’ to 36453 to start an application via text, or visit McDonalds.com/career.
  For a list of participating restaurants in Arizona, visit: http://bit.ly/McDAZHiring.
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• EXPLAINER: Why is Chauvin unlikely to face maximum sentence?

  22-04-2021 22:53
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin is already locked away in Minnesota’s only maximum-security prison, but it will be two months before he is sentenced for murder in George Floyd’s death. Even though Chauvin was found guilty of three counts, under Minnesota statutes he’ll only be sentenced on the most serious one — second-degree murder. And while that carries a maximum sentence of 40 years, experts say he won’t get that much. They say that, for all practical pur
  
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• Arizona election bill dies amid Republican infighting

  22-04-2021 22:52
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate has voted down an election bill that critics deride as an attempt at voter suppression, but the measure could come back at a later date. The measure failed Thursday because of infighting among Republicans. Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend of Mesa joined all Democrats in opposing the bill. She said she supported it, but wants to see the Legislature be far more aggressive in shoring up election integrity. Democrats say the measure could harm poor people and vo
  
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• Man pleads guilty in fatal shootings of 8 from Ohio family

  22-04-2021 22:45
  
  A man has pleaded guilty in the murders of his child’s mother and seven other members of her family in southern Ohio. Edward “Jake” Wagner pleaded guilty to 23 counts in Pike County court on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of when the shootings were discovered. The deal spares him from a potential death penalty. He agreed to cooperate in the cases against his parents and brother, who also are charged in the Rhoden family slayings. Wagner wasn’t immediately sentenced, but
  
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• Nielsen: at least 22.8 million watched Chauvin verdict

  22-04-2021 22:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — At least 22.8 million Americans watched on television this week when former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was declared guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd. The Nielsen company’s estimate came from viewership figure on 10 different networks that carried Tuesday’s verdict live. The actual audience was surely bigger, however, since Nielsen’s count did not include Court TV and ESPN, two other networks that covered the news. CNN had just ov
  
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• Oscar slate holds “firsts” for Asian actors, filmmakers

  22-04-2021 22:41
  
  It may be hard to believe that there are still many “firsts” left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and yet this year there are a handful for Asian actors and filmmakers. In the past, Asian actors have been recognized for playing stereotypes and foreigners and sometimes not at all. Best picture winner “Parasite” had no acting nominations. The historic gains spotlight where the organization has made progress and where there is still work to do, especially
  
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• Man pleads guilty in killings of 8 from Ohio family, says he’d testify against his 3 relatives charged in the murders

  22-04-2021 22:37
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Man pleads guilty in killings of 8 from Ohio family, says he’d testify against his 3 relatives charged in the murders.The post Man pleads guilty in killings of 8 from Ohio family, says he’d testify against his 3 relatives charged in the murders appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Housing agency ends Trump-era anti-transgender shelter rule

  22-04-2021 22:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is withdrawing a Trump-era policy that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to deny access to transgender people. The move is partially symbolic because the proposed policy never truly took hold on the ground and was still being hotly debated last fall when Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection. One of President Joe Biden’s first actions after taking office was signing a Jan. 20 executive order on co
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 22 at 2:32PM MDT until April 22 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  22-04-2021 22:32
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 151, 152 and 154, south andeast of a Nogales to Benson to Safford line.
  * TIMING…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * WINDS…Southwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.Stronger gusts possible over higher ridges.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum relative humidity values around10 percent in the valleys and 10 to 18 percent over thehigher terrain.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have thepotential to spread rapid
  
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• SC Sen. Tim Scott to deliver GOP’s rebuttal to Biden address

  22-04-2021 22:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress. Scott, who is the only Black Republican in the Senate, will serve as the face of the party after Biden addresses the nation next Wednesday. Scott, who is considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate, is a leading GOP voice on race and criminal justice reform and is popular with both the Trump and moderate wings of the party. The selecti
  
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• Sharpton decries ‘stench of racism’ in Daunte Wright’s death

  22-04-2021 22:26
  
  Duante Wright
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Daunte Wright was remembered at his funeral Thursday as a dedicated father whose life was ended too soon at the hands of police. Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a thundering eulogy, promising that Black people will never “shut up and suffer,” and that changes to federal law are coming. Wright was shot by police during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis during the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Cha
  
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• California shelter opens to immigrant children from border

  22-04-2021 22:26
  
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A federal emergency shelter in California is starting to receive immigrant children from border facilities in what advocates hope will be an improvement in their care. The Department of Health and Human Services says about 150 children are expected Thursday at the Long Beach Convention Center. It is the latest in a series of sites set up across the country following a rise in the number of immigrant children stopped alone on the Mexico border. Advocates said there
  
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• Chicago seeks developer to open city’s first casino by 2025

  22-04-2021 22:25
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is taking a big step toward building its long-awaited first casino. Starting Thursday city officials are officially seeking bids from companies interested in what’s being billed as a “world-class” resort scheduled to open by 2025. Applicants will publicly present their plans in September and the operator chosen next year. Already, nearly a dozen companies have given their input on the project, including three major Las Vegas casino operators. Mayor
  
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• The Latest: France looks to lift some pandemic restrictions

  22-04-2021 22:22
  
  PARIS — France’s prime minister is offering some good news to a nation living under numerous pandemic restrictions, saying the country’s third wave appears to have crested and outdoor café terraces, some shops and sporting and cultural activities may be able to open around mid-May.Jean Castex said at a news conference that there has been a “real lowering of the viral circulation” in recent days in 80 percent of French territory.
  Cafes — a major part of
  
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• Stocks end lower after report on Biden’s tax proposal

  22-04-2021 22:15
  
  Stocks ended lower on Wall Street Thursday after dropping in afternoon trading on a report that President Biden will propose a hefty tax increase on the gains wealthy individuals reap from investments. The S&P 500 lost 0.9%. Big Tech companies like Apple and Microsoft accounted for a good part of the losses. Investors are also focused on company earnings reports, the state of the virus outbreak, the pace of vaccinations and the prospects for the economic recovery to continue. AT&T rose a
  
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• Explosion at gender reveal party rocks several towns

  22-04-2021 22:15
  
  KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — Police say the source of an explosion in New Hampshire that rocked several towns and could be felt as far away as Massachusetts was a gender reveal party. On Tuesday, Kingston police said they responded to reports of a large explosion at a quarry. When they arrived, police interviewed people who said they were having a gender reveal party and felt the quarry would be safe spot to hold the event. NBC 10 Boston reports that residents in several neighboring towns could h
  
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• Woman facing manslaughter in shooting at a Phoenix apartment

  22-04-2021 22:14
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the alleged accidental shooting of another female at a Phoenix apartment. They say officers responded to a report of a shooting around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and found 24-year-old Dejahnique Jackson with a gunshot injury. Jackson was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. Police say 21-year-old Amelleonna Russell told investigators she was playing games at an apartment with three people and they h
  
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• Sharpton decries ‘stench of racism’ at Daunte Wright funeral

  22-04-2021 22:14
  
  Duante Wright
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Daunte Wright was remembered at his funeral Thursday as a dedicated father whose life was ended too soon at the hands of police. Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a thundering eulogy, promising that Black people will never “shut up and suffer,” and that changes to federal law are coming. Wright was shot by police during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis during the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Cha
  
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• Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65

  22-04-2021 22:11
  
  LONDON (AP) — Les McKeown, the former lead singer of 1970s pop sensation Bay City Rollers, has died suddenly at the age of 65, his family says. A statement from his family posted on social media Thursday said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard McKeown.” The Scottish singer died at home on Tuesday, it added. Formed at the end of the 1960s, the Bay City Rollers enjoyed huge success in Britain and abroad with t
  
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• Chief of Sahara’s Polisario Front gets hospitalized in Spain

  22-04-2021 22:06
  
  MADRID (AP) — The leader of the Polisario Front that leads the struggle for the self-declared Western Sahara republic has been brought to Spain for medical treatment. Brahim Ghali, who is 73, leads the Algeria-backed pro-independence group representing the local Sahrawi population that has fought Moroccan forces for control of the territory in western Africa. Ghali was taken to Spain “for strictly humanitarian reasons,” the foreign ministry said. Spain’s National Court in
  
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• Latest: Klobuchar seeks ‘true justice’ for Black Americans

  22-04-2021 22:02
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a suburban Minneapolis police officer during a traffic stop April 11 (all times local):
  3:02 p.m.
  U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is calling for legislative change to ensure “true justice” following the police killings of Daunte Wright, George Floyd and more.
  Speaking at Wright’s funeral Thursday, Klobuchar, of Minnesota, said “true justice is not done as long a
  
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• Critics blast bill that would purge names from list of mail-in voters

  22-04-2021 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON — Voting rights advocates and Arizona Democrats on Wednesday denounced a bill that would remove voters from the Permanent Early Voting List, calling it an attempt to disenfranchise up to 150,000 voters, particularly those of color.…
  
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• Mexico’s drought reaches critical levels as lakes dry up

  22-04-2021 21:58
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico. The problem has gotten so bad in areas around Mexico City and the state of Michoacan that lakes and reservoirs are drying up. Residents and authorities fear that once-thriving bodies of water that provided food for surrounding communities may now simply become dusty, wind-blown plains that stir up dust storms. The mayor of Mexico City says the drought is the worst in 30 years, and the governor of Michoacán says people mi
  
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• Texting option weighed for upcoming ‘988’ suicide hotline

  22-04-2021 21:52
  
  Recognizing that many Americans rely on texting, U.S. regulators are considering requiring that phone companies allow people to text a suicide hotline. The Federal Communications Commission last summer voted to require a new “988” number for people to call to reach a suicide prevention hotline. Phone companies have until July 2022 to implement the three-digit calling number. In weighing whether to require texts to 988 as well, the agency noted the importance of texting for young peop
  
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• Man killed by deputy recalled as storyteller, jokester

  22-04-2021 21:35
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Relatives and friends of Andrew Brown Jr. say he had a smile that belied a lifetime of loss and troubles with the law. They say he was a doting father who was quick to crack a joke and was determined to make sure his children had better lives than he had. The 42-year-old Elizabeth City, North Carolina, man was shot to death Wednesday by a deputy sheriff trying to serve a search warrant. The shooting has prompted protests and demands for accountability. Court rec
  
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• Longhorn Band will be required to play ‘The Eyes of Texas’

  22-04-2021 21:33
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas has announced that its marching band and pep band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” school song when they return to performing. But the school will also create a new alternative band in 2022 that won’t play it. A group of athletes and students called on the school to drop the song last year due to racist elements in its past. School leaders have refused to do that. A university report released in March concluded ther
  
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• Is this an ‘Asterisk Oscars’ or a sign of things to come?

  22-04-2021 21:30
  
  The Oscars are finally here after a year that erased movie titles from marquees and sent seismic shockwaves through Hollywood. Sunday’s Academy Awards will take place two months later than usual, in a crowdless ceremony at Los Angeles’ Union Station and with a batch of nominees that have barely played in movie theaters. Given such an unusual year, this year’s awards have been called the “Asterisk Oscars.” Here is what to look for: the broadcast will be the most tran
  
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• Florida court deals blow to marijuana ballot initiative

  22-04-2021 21:23
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has dealt a potentially fatal blow to supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at legalizing marijuana under certain circumstances. The justices ruled that the initiative’s ballot summary is “misleading” in part because it does not spell out that recreational marijuana possession and distribution remains a federal crime. A group called Make It Legal Florida had been gathering petition signatures in hopes of
  
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• Latest: Sharpton: Let’s remove ‘stench of police brutality’

  22-04-2021 21:21
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a suburban Minneapolis police officer during a traffic stop April 11 (all times local):
  2:20 p.m.
  The Rev. Al Sharpton’s eulogy for a 20-year-old Black man slain by a police officer in Minnesota included a stinging rebuke of the possibility that Daunte Wright was pulled over for having air fresheners dangling from his mirror.
  Wright’s mother has said her son called
  
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• CONCACAF avoids Northeast, West Coast for Gold Cup

  22-04-2021 21:20
  
  MIAMI (AP) — CONCACAF is avoiding the large population areas of the Northeast and West Coast for the Gold Cup, a championship many top players are likely to skip. The New York area, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., were omitted from the venues, as were Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago. The Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football said matches will be played at Arlington, Austin, Houston, Dallas and Frisco in Texas; Glendale, Ar
  
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• Report: Federal agents unprepared for Portland protests

  22-04-2021 21:19
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A report by the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security finds that federal agents deployed to Portland, Oregon, last summer to quell racial justice protests didn’t have the proper training and equipment and had no plan for operating without the help of local police, who were ordered to stand down by the city. The report says 755 federal DHS agents policed protests in Portland following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Two months
  
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• Restoring service central to Biden’s postal board nominees

  22-04-2021 21:14
  
  President Joe Biden’s nominees to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service are pledging to rebuild trust with the American public and ensure prompt deliveries. They made those pledges while outlining a vison for the agency in their first formal statements to lawmakers. The nominees spoke Thursday during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The panel did not immediately vote on the nominations. The hearing marked the first
  
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