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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk adding SNL hosting job to his to-do list

  24-04-2021 23:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Technology mogul Elon Musk has a lined up a new gig in addition to his jobs as CEO of electric car maker Tesla and spaceship maker SpaceX. He is going to host the iconic TV show “Saturday Night Live.” Musk’s scheduled May 8 appearance builds upon his recent run of success. Tesla’s stock is worth nearly six times more than it was before the pandemic started, leaving Musk with an estimated fortune of $177 billion. And SpaceX just a launched a mission t
  
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• Fire breaks out in Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients

  24-04-2021 23:53
  
  Local media and officials say a fire has broken out in a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders exploded causing casualties. Ambulances and firefighters rushed to put out the flames and clear out patients at the Ibn al-Khatib hospital in the Baghdad late Saturday. Initial reports show at least five dead and over 20 wounded, according to medical and security officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. Iraqi authorities have not rele
  
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• New temporary migrant facility operational in Yuma

  24-04-2021 23:46
  
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol has announced a new tent-like temporary migrant processing facility in Yuma, Arizona began operations earlier this week to house people seeking asylum in the U.S. The Yuma Sun reported that the 90,000-square-foot structure, which was built in 20 days in a parking lot behind the Yuma Sector Headquarters building, can accommodate up to 500 people. Yuma Sector Border Patrol spokesperson Vincent Dulesky said that with social distancing the facility can hol
  
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• Hundreds show up in Nebraska for fight over name Josh

  24-04-2021 23:42
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A fight over the name of Josh drew a crowd from around the country to a Nebraska park Saturday for a heated pool noodle brawl. It all started a year ago when pandemic boredom set in and 22-year-old Josh Swain, from Tucson, Arizona, messaged others who shared his name on social media and challenged them to a duel. Joshes from around the country showed up at Air Park in Lincoln to participate in the silliness. The festivities started with a “righteous battle of Roc
  
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• Mexico’s president steps up battles with nation’s courts

  24-04-2021 23:37
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has stepped up a campaign of interfering with the nation’s courts, which have sometimes blocked his policies. This week the president’s staff essentially accused some judges of working for his opponents. López Obrador also championed a move to extend the term of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, an apparent violation of the Constitution. Relations between the executive and judicial branc
  
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• Downed plane in Marana

  24-04-2021 22:55
  
  Two people in Marana were forced to make an emergency landing near the Marana Regional Airport this morning.Northwest Fire crews responded to a call of an aircraft down and found the pair unharmed in the desert area nearby the airport.No word yet on the cause of the emergency landing.
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 24 at 2:49PM MDT until April 25 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  24-04-2021 22:49
  
  …FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNINGTHROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITYFIRE WEATHER ZONE 153…
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Fire WeatherWatch, which is in effect from Monday morning through Mondayevening.
  * TIMING…For the Red Flag Warning, 11 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday. Forthe Fire Weather Watch late Monday monring until early evening.
  * WINDS…Southwest 20-25 mph, with gusts to 40 mph Sunday andMonday.
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• Sheriff to seek release of body cam video of fatal shooting

  24-04-2021 22:44
  
  A North Carolina sheriff whose deputies fatally shot a Black man while serving warrants says he will ask a court to release body camera video as soon as he’s confident it won’t compromise the investigation into the death. The statement came Saturday as the sheriff faces sharp criticism and calls for transparency. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said in a recorded video statement that he would ask a judge as early as Monday to allow the release of deputy body camera footage
  
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• Appeals court reinstates Tennessee abortion waiting period

  24-04-2021 22:43
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions in Tennessee as the state appeals a judge’s ruling in the case. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling Friday in a case that stems from a challenge to a 2015 law in Tennessee. The law required women to make two trips to an abortion clinic _ first for mandatory counseling and then for the abortion at least 48 hours later. U.S. District Judge Bernard Frie
  
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• Police arrest Arizona man after finding his severed finger

  24-04-2021 22:31
  
  MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona have arrested a man who police believe severed his finger while slashing his neighbor’s car tires after an argument. The Casa Grande Dispatch reported that the Maricopa Police Department said Kevin Johnson was arrested and identified as the owner of the finger found on his neighbor’s driveway. Francesca Wikoff told police she found the finger April 15 after discovering her vehicle had two slashed tires on one side. Johnson was arres
  
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• The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved

  24-04-2021 22:15
  
  BOSTON (AP) — After weeks of wonder by the networking community, the Pentagon has now provided a very terse explanation for why it hired a shadowy company residing at a shared workspace above a Florida bank to manage a colossal, previously idle chunk of the internet that it owns. Many basic questions remain unanswered, beginning with why it chose for the task a company that seems not to have existed until September. The company, Global Resource Systems, has not responded to attempts by The
  
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• Prototype of 1st US dollar coins auctioned for $840,000

  24-04-2021 22:07
  
  Officials say a piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for $840,000, considerably more than expected. Heritage auctions spokesman Eric Bradley said the “No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar” opened at $312,000 when it was put up Friday evening but “in less than a minute, intense bidding quickly pushed the coin to its final auction price of $840,000.” The coin, formerly o
  
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• 4 held as French seek motive in deadly police station attack

  24-04-2021 22:03
  
  RAMBOUILLET, France (AP) — French authorities detained a fourth person as anti-terrorism investigators questioned three others. They are seeking to establish a motive and uncover any possible ties to extremism after a police official was fatally stabbed at a police station outside Paris. The attacker was shot dead by police on Friday. His father was among those being questioned. French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday visited the family of the victim, a 49-year-old National Police emp
  
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• The Latest: California among states considering resuming J&J

  24-04-2021 21:59
  
  LOS ANGELES — A panel of public health experts from California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington was meeting to discuss potentially lifting the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health said Saturday.
  Meanwhile, Los Angeles County public health officials went ahead with telling vaccine providers they could resume administering Johnson & Johnson doses on Saturday, if they give out an updated fact sheet about the vaccine to recipi
  
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• Armenian Americans welcome Biden’s declaration of genocide

  24-04-2021 21:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Armenian Americans welcomed the news Saturday that President Joe Biden formally declared as genocide the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of their ancestors by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 1900s, saying the recognition by a sitting U.S. president was long overdue. The White House had avoided using using the term genocide for decades for fear of alienating Turkey. But Biden has argued that failing to call the atrocities against the Armenia
  
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• Mexican leader to talk with Kamala Harris on migration

  24-04-2021 21:33
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will hold talks with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on May 7 to discuss migration, amid an increase in underage migrants at the U.S. southern border. Mexico’s top diplomat said the video meeting will focus on Mexico’s questioned tree-planting program. Mexico is trying to get the United States on board to fund a massive expansion of the program into Central America as a way to stem migration. Forei
  
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• Embattled producer Scott Rudin resigns from Broadway League

  24-04-2021 20:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Film and theater producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the Broadway League as he faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behavior. The Broadway League is the trade association for theater owners and producers. Rudin, 62, has previously said he would be “stepping back” from his stage productions. His decisions follow a story in The Hollywood Reporter containing accounts of throwing objects at employees and engaging in ongoing verbal abuse.  He h
  
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• Armenian leader praises Biden’s genocide recognition

  24-04-2021 19:34
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s leader is praising President Joe Biden’s recognition of the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians under Ottoman Turkish rule as genocide, calling it “a powerful step.” Biden’s announcement Saturday and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s response came as Armenians streamed to a hilltop memorial to lay flowers and mourn the victims. Saturday marked the anniversary of the 1915 rounding up of 250 Armenian intellectuals, regarded as
  
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• Maryland reviews ex-official’s work after Chauvin testimony

  24-04-2021 19:27
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials plan to review all in-custody death reports during the tenure of the state’s former chief medical examiner after he testified that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for George Floyd’s death. Dr. David Fowler was a key defense witness for Chauvin. Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. The announcement of the investigation was mad
  
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• Medical examiner’s testimony in Chauvin trial prompts review

  24-04-2021 18:36
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials plan to review all in-custody death reports during the tenure of the state’s former chief medical examiner after he testified that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for George Floyd’s death. Dr. David Fowler was a key defense witness for Chauvin. He was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. The announcement of the investigation was made by
  
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• Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams

  24-04-2021 18:34
  
  PARIS (AP) — France and other countries in Europe are relaxing coronavirus restrictions while still pouring massive human, medical, financial and technological resources into keeping thousands of COVID-19 patients alive. Inside one of Paris’ biggest hospitals, state-of-the-art artificial lungs are giving the most critical patients a last-ditch shot at survival. Outside, healthy people are planning getaways and drinks with friends as the country embarks on the perilous process of ging
  
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• The Latest: Several states resuming J&J vaccines after pause

  24-04-2021 18:27
  
  NEW YORK — Several states have resumed use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, after receiving the green light from federal health officials.
  New York, Virginia, Missouri and Michigan were among the states ordering or recommending a resumption. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is giving free J&J vaccinations to anyone 18 or older.Those moves came swiftly after U.S. health officials said Friday evening they were lifting an 11-day pause on vaccinations using
  
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• Oil Tanker off Syria coast on fire; Govt says drone attack

  24-04-2021 18:26
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s oil ministry says a fire has erupted in a tanker on its coast after what it said was a suspected drone attack The official state news agency said the Saturday fire in the oil tanker outside Baniyas refinery has been totally extinguished .The oil ministry said the fire started after a suspected drone attack that originated from the Lebanese territorial waters. It provided no further details. Syria’s oil resources are mostly outside of government co
  
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• Belarus leader seeks to empower son in succession move

  24-04-2021 18:15
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader says he will change the law on presidential succession so that power will be transferred if he dies to the national security council where his son plays a prominent role. Many observers have suggested that President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994, aims to establish a political dynasty, although Lukashenko denies this. Lukashenko is the head of the national security council, but his eldest son Viktor also has a seat an
  
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• Arizona health agency backs resumption of use of J&J vaccine

  24-04-2021 18:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Health Services is advising health care providers to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine now that the federal government has lifted an 11-day pause following a safety review. The state issued its recommendation Friday after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the benefits of the one-dose J&J shot outweigh a rare risk of blood clots. The Arizona agency’s director, Dr. Cara Christ, said the pause
  
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• Man shot, killed after charging at officer with knives

  24-04-2021 18:06
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee police officer fatally shot a man who charged at the officer with knives during a traffic stop. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said Officer Christopher Royer has been placed on an administrative assignment after he shot the man early Saturday on a Nashville road. Police body camera footage showed that Royer initiated a traffic stop and the passenger of the vehicle exited the car with two knives. Police said the pass
  
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• Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide

  24-04-2021 18:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally recognized that the systematic killings and deportations of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century were “genocide” — using a term for the atrocities that his White House predecessors have avoided for decades over concerns of alienating Turkey.  With the acknowledgement, Biden followed through on a campaign promise he made a year ago to recognize that the events of 1915 t
  
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• Biden recognizes century-old atrocities against Armenians by Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey were genocide

  24-04-2021 18:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden recognizes century-old atrocities against Armenians by Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey were genocide.The post Biden recognizes century-old atrocities against Armenians by Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey were genocide appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• French probe police station attack for any extremist ties

  24-04-2021 17:58
  
  RAMBOUILLET, France (AP) — Anti-terrorism investigators are questioning three people detained after a police official was fatally stabbed at a police station outside Paris. The investigators are seeking to establish a motive, any ties to an extremist group and whether he acted alone. French President Emmanuel Macron visited the victim’s family and French media reported that the prime minister convoked a secret crisis meeting. The attack in Rambouillet, near Paris, prompted a stream o
  
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• With OK from experts, some states resume use of J&J vaccine

  24-04-2021 17:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With a green light from federal health officials, several states resumed use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday. Among the venues where it’s being deployed is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where free vaccinations were available to anyone 18 or older. Among the other states ordering or recommending a resumption, along with Indiana, were New York, Virginia, Missouri and Michigan. Those moves came swiftly after U.S. health officials
  
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• Lebanon farmers union calls on Saudi to repeal produce ban

  24-04-2021 17:46
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s farmers union has described as “arbitrary and unjust” the decision by Saudi Arabia to ban Lebanese produce from going through the kingdom over drug smuggling allegations, calling for it be repealed. The ban, ordered by the kingdom’s interior ministry and due to take effect Sunday, is a major blow to the Lebanese economy, already reeling from an unprecedented economic crisis.  It came after Saudi Arabia announced Friday it has seized over
  
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• Bitcoin millionaire puts money on Greens in German election

  24-04-2021 17:45
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A German software developer who made a fortune from bitcoin has given the environmentalist Green Party one of the biggest political donations in the country’s history. Moritz Schmidt hopes the party will win this year’s national election and consider banning the digital currency. Schmidt’s donation of $1.2 million to the Greens made headlines this month as the party traditionally receives only small sums. Such a large gift is rare in German politics. Schmidt
  
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• Brazil leader says army could be called if lockdown chaos

  24-04-2021 17:44
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested that the army might be called into the streets to restore order if lockdown measures against COVID-19 that he opposes lead to chaos. He made the comments Friday in a television interview with  TV Criticia in the Amazon city of Manaus, Bolsonaro repeated his frequent criticism of restrictions imposed by local governments to curb infections — measures he claims do more harm than good. He suggested the army coul
  
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• Human Rights Watch welcomes Thai activists’ release on bail

  24-04-2021 17:28
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Human Rights Watch has welcomed the release on bail of two Thai activists charged with insulting the monarchy. But the watchdog group on Saturday repeated its contention that the apparent use of pretrial detention to punish anyone who criticizes the royal institution is unjust. The two activists were released Friday from Bangkok Remand Center. They had been held on lese majeste charges of defaming the monarchy in connection with their involvement in a political rally last Se
  
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• The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans

  24-04-2021 17:22
  
  AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — While much of the world remains hunkered down, the band Six60 has been playing to huge crowds in New Zealand, where social distancing isn’t required after the nation stamped out the coronavirus. The band’s tour finale on Saturday night was billed as the largest concert in the world since the pandemic began. Equally momentous for a band which met while playing rugby at university was getting to play the first concert ever held at the storied rugby st
  
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• Wildfire in Northern Ireland declared a ‘major incident’

  24-04-2021 17:10
  
  LONDON (AP) — Firefighters in Northern Ireland are spending a second day batting a wildfire across difficult terrain on the Mourne Mountains. Helicopters from both Britain and Ireland are set to join the effort Saturday to put out the fires. They have been raging since Friday morning in the Slieve Donard area — the highest point in Northern Ireland with a peak of 850 meters (2,780 feet). The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has urged people to stay away as it declared a &ldqu
  
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• Court oversight in Tucson desegregation case to end

  24-04-2021 17:04
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Federal court oversight of Tucson’s largest school district is soon to end following a decades-long court fight over discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities. A judge ruled recently that Tucson Unified has an effective plan to integrate its schools and provide Black and Latino students with equal access to educational opportunities. The district said in a statement that it was committed to the “culturally responsive and relevant instruction, equi
  
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• The Latest: India sets another daily record of 346,000 cases

  24-04-2021 16:52
  
  SRINAGAR, India — For the third day in a row, India set a global daily record with 346,786 coronavirus cases.That increased India’s total to more than 16 million cases, behind only the United States. The Health Ministry reported another 2,624 deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing India’s confirmed death toll to 189,544.Hospitals in New Delhi and some of the worst-hit states have reported critical shortages of beds and oxygen supplies on Saturday. Families are waiting for days to
  
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• Human Rights Watch welcome release on bail of Thai activists

  24-04-2021 16:45
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Human Rights Watch has welcomed the release on bail of two Thai activists charged with insulting the monarchy. But the watchdog group on Saturday repeated its contention that the apparent use of pretrial detention to punish anyone who criticizes the royal institution is unjust. The two activists were released Friday from Bangkok Remand Center. They had been held on lese majeste charges of defaming the monarchy in connection with their involvement in a political rally last Se
  
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• Indonesia navy declares lost sub with 53 aboard sunk

  24-04-2021 16:30
  
  BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military has declared its missing submarine sunk and cracked open after finding items from the vessel over the past two days. The announcement apparently ends hope of finding any of the 53 crew members alive. The navy said Saturday the presence of an oil slick and items from the vessel were clear proof it sank. Indonesia had earlier considered the vessel as just missing, but said its oxygen supply would have run out early Saturday. The cause o
  
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• ‘Indominable’: Milva, beloved Italian singer, dies at 81

  24-04-2021 16:25
  
  ROME (AP) — Milva, one of Italy’s most popular singers in the ‘60s and ’70s who also had many fans abroad, has died at her home in Milan. She was 81. Italy’s culture minister said Milva’s voice stirred deep emotions in entire generations. Milva sold 80 million records, the LaPresse news agency said, and recorded 173 albums. She had been honored with national awards in Italy, Germany and France. She also starred as a stage actress, with her repertoire heavily b
  
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• Vaccines mean Hungary’s restaurants open for outdoor service

  24-04-2021 16:22
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarians had their first taste of normalcy in nearly six months Saturday as the outdoor terraces of restaurants and bars filled up in the country’s capital. The easing of restrictions came after Hungary reached 3.5 million first dose vaccinations on Friday, a benchmark the government set for when a new round of openings could take place. Restaurant goers said they felt liberated to visit their favorite establishments, bringing an end to closures in place si
  
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• 1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours

  24-04-2021 16:16
  
  At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The deaths in some cases sparked new cries for justice. Some people say the shootings reflect an urgent need for radical changes to American policing, and a need that the Chauvin verdict can’t paper over. For other people, the shootings are a tragic reminder of the difficult and dangerous decisi
  
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• Recordings show chaos surrounding Ma’Khia Bryant shooting

  24-04-2021 15:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Body camera and dashcam footage released in the days following the police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant depict a scene filled with chaos. The police footage of Tuesday’s shooting in Columbus shows the split-second decision police make in moments of high-pressure calls involving a weapon. But while the footage helps paint a picture of the commotion that ensured the shooting, it leaves many gaps in the narrative of that day including what happened b
  
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• Putin: ‘Unfriendly’ embassies may face Russian hiring bans

  24-04-2021 15:45
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing the country to limit the number of Russians employed at embassies of countries determined to be unfriendly, or to ban their employment entirely. The measure, announced by the Kremlin, comes amid a flurry of expulsions of Russian diplomats from the United States and European countries and Moscow’s retaliatory expulsions. The decree directs the government to draw up a list of countries determined to be unfriend
  
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• Awaiting census count, California ponders slow growth future

  24-04-2021 15:45
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The expected release of U.S. Census Bureau data in the coming days is likely to reflect what California demographers have long known, namely that the state is growing at a record slow rate. California’s average annual population growth has slipped to 0.06% over the past decade, lower than any time since at least 1900. California is facing the prospect of losing a U.S. House seat for the first time in its history, while political rivals such as Texas add more
  
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• A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines

  24-04-2021 15:41
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government has received the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, a gift of 150,000 jabs to Damascus, according to Syrian and Chinese officials.  The Chinese vaccines arrived on Saturday in Damascus airport where they were received by Syria’s Health Minister Hassan Ghabbash and China’s ambassador to Damascus.  The Chinese batch comes a few days after more than 200,000 jabs were delivered to Syria through the United Nations-led pla
  
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• Sri Lanka arrests top Muslim leader over 2019 Easter attacks

  24-04-2021 15:23
  
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police have arrested a prominent Muslim lawmaker and his brother over suspected connections to the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people. Police said former Cabinet minister Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother were arrested for “aiding and abetting the suicide bombers who committed the Easter Sunday carnage.” Police said the brothers have not yet been officially charged. A police spokesman said they were arrested based
  
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• Recordings show chaos leading to Ma’Khia Bryant shooting

  24-04-2021 15:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Body camera and dashcam footage released in the days following the police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant depict a scene filled with chaos. The police footage of Tuesday’s shooting in Columbus shows the split-second decision police make in moments of high-pressure calls involving a weapon. But while the footage helps paint a picture of the commotion that ensured the shooting, it leaves many gaps in the narrative of that day including what happened b
  
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• Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival

  24-04-2021 15:12
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station’s population has swelled to 11 with the arrival of SpaceX’s third crew capsule in less than a year. It’s the biggest crowd up there in more than a decade. A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the space station on Saturday, a day after launching from Florida. The new arrivals _ representing the U.S., France and Japan _ will spend six months at the space station. They’ll replace four
  
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