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• The Latest: Biden says US set on helping India with pandemic

  25-04-2021 23:54
  
  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says the U.S is determined to help India as it grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases.
  In a tweet Sunday, Biden said, “Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, we are determined to help India in its time of need.”
  The president didn’t offer specifics in the brief message. But earlier Sunday the White House said the U.S. is “working around the clock” to immediat
  
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• Prosecutors: Man drove car for 2 shooters in girl’s death

  25-04-2021 23:41
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say a man charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl outside a Chicago McDonald’s drove up behind a car driven by the girl’s father while two other men got out and opened fire. Eighteen-year-old Marion Lewis is being held without bond on a charge of murder and 18 other charges, including three counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault of a police officer. Prosecutors say the two other suspects in the April 18 killing of Jaslyn Adams ha
  
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• 6 killed, 10 hurt in fiery van crash on Georgia interstate

  25-04-2021 23:25
  
  SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia say a van carrying 16 people crashed onto its side and was engulfed in flames on an interstate, killing at least six people and injuring the rest. They tell the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that six people died at the scene and 10 were taken to hospitals. Passersby stopped to pull people from the burning vehicle along I-85, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of downtown Atlanta. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash.The po
  
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• Indiana pilot headed to Arizona dies in small plane crash

  25-04-2021 23:07
  
  RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say one person is dead after a small plane crash in eastern Indiana. Authorities say one person is dead in a plane crash in eastern Indiana. Police spokesman Coley McCutcheon says the crash happened Sunday south of Richmond Municipal Airport. The pilot was the only person on board. He was identified as 78-year-old Judson J. Costlow, of Richmond. The Federal Aviation Administration says a single-engine Aerotek A240 crashed after departure just sout
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 25 at 3:05PM MDT until April 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  25-04-2021 23:05
  
  …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PMMST MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIREWEATHER ZONE 153…
  * TIMING…Until 7 PM MST this evening, then again Monday 10 AM to8 PM MST.
  * WINDS…Southwest 20-25 mph, with gusts to 40 mph Sunday andMonday.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…6-12 percent Sunday, 10-15 percent Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have thepotential to spread rapidly.
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 25 at 3:05PM MDT until April 25 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  25-04-2021 23:05
  
  …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PMMST MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIREWEATHER ZONE 153…
  * TIMING…Until 7 PM MST this evening, then again Monday 10 AM to8 PM MST.
  * WINDS…Southwest 20-25 mph, with gusts to 40 mph Sunday andMonday.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…6-12 percent Sunday, 10-15 percent Monday.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have thepotential to spread rapidly.
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• Infant hospitalized after swallowing pill at Phoenix hotel

  25-04-2021 23:05
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 1-year-old girl is hospitalized in extremely critical condition after swallowing an unknown pill at a Phoenix hotel. Phoenix Fire Department officials say paramedics responded to the hotel Sunday morning and the baby was suffering from an “altered level of consciousness” and then went into cardiac arrest. They say the baby’s parents had tried to remove the pill from her mouth before calling 911. Fire officials say the child was rushed to a
  
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• The Latest: Basketball and vaccinations for fans in W. Va.

  25-04-2021 23:02
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fans attending the West Virginia girls and boys state basketball tournaments will have the chance to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
  The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department says the shots will be administered starting Tuesday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Anyone age 16 and older can receive one.
  In the words of Dr. Sherri Young, the department’s health officer: “We understand that parents and teenagers are busy, so this is one wa
  
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• 1983 Indiana remains ID’d as Chicago victim of serial killer

  25-04-2021 23:02
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say human remains found in 1983 at a northwestern Indiana farm have been identified as a male Chicago victim of the late serial killer Larry Eyler. The Newton County Coroner’s Office in Indiana identified the victim Sunday as John Ingram Brandenburg Jr. of Chicago. No age was given. The office worked with the nonprofit DNA Doe Project and others to find relatives who were a genetic match. Brandenburg was one of four “young men” found on an aband
  
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• With no crowds, new venue, reinvented Oscars set for takeoff

  25-04-2021 22:50
  
  An Oscars unlike any before will get underway Sunday night, with history on the line in major categories and a telecast retooled for the pandemic. The 93rd Academy Awards will begin at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. There will be no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Union Station. In contrast with the Golden Globes, Zoom boxes have been closed out — though numerous international hubs and satellite feeds will connect nominees unable to travel to
  
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• Turkmenistan observes new holiday honoring the Alabay dog

  25-04-2021 22:45
  
  ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has celebrated its new state holiday honoring the native Alabay dog breed. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov established the holiday to be observed on the same day that Turkmenistan lauds its Akhla-Teke horse, a breed known for its speed and endurance. Berdymukhamedov aims to make the Alabay as well-known as the horse. Last year he unveiled a 15-meter (50-foot) golden statue of the dog in the capital, Ashgabat. Alaba
  
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• Small plane crashes while landing at Sedona Airport; 2 hurt

  25-04-2021 22:45
  
  SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say two people have been taken to a hospital after a small plane crashed while landing at the Sedona Airport in northern Arizona. Federal Aviation Administration officials say the Cessna C182 veered off the runway around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The plane clipped a parked aircraft, struck a fuel truck and then flipped over. An FAA spokesman says three people were aboard the plane. Sedona Fire Department officials say two people were transported to a hospital. Thei
  
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• Mormon sex therapist appeals her ouster from faith

  25-04-2021 22:38
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sex therapist in Utah who was expelled from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints after publicly challenging her faith’s policies on sexuality has appealed the disciplinary action.
  Natasha Helfer made her appeal in a letter to President Russell M. Nelson and members of the governing First Presidency, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Sunday.
  Helfer received a letter Wednesday from a regional church official explaining the reasons for her removal from th
  
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• New Hampshire Senate advances pet parity bill

  25-04-2021 22:32
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Moving toward pet parity, the New Hampshire Senate has backed a bill that would require drivers to report collisions with cats as well as dogs. State law already requires those who run over dogs to notify either police or the animal’s owner. The Senate voted 20-4 on Thursday to add cats to the reporting requirement as well. As passed by the House, the bill was known as “Arrow’s Law” in honor of a family pet that was killed outside the home of th
  
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• Top general says military in Afghanistan begins closing down

  25-04-2021 21:57
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — America’s top general in Afghanistan says the US military has begun closing down, and Afghanistan’s security forces “must be ready” to take over. Gen. Austin Miller told Afghan journalists that the Taliban not returning to peace talks “does not make sense’. There appeared to be some progress, according to a tweet from Taliban negotiator Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai who said ”soon” Taliban leaders would be removed fr
  
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• Gallen 1-hit, 7-inning shutout, D-backs top Braves in opener

  25-04-2021 21:56
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched a one-hitter in a seven-inning shutout, Stephen Vogt and Kole Calhoun homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader. Gallen allowed only Freddie Freeman’s sharp single to right-center field with one out in the sixth. Gallen struck out six, walked two and hit a batter. This was his first complete game in 30 major league starts. Arizona has won five of six.The post Gallen 1-hit, 7-inning shutout, D-bac
  
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• Police seek attacker who kicked Chinese American man in head

  25-04-2021 21:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a 61-year-old Chinese American man was attacked by a man who kicked him repeatedly in the head in East Harlem. The man was collecting cans when he was attacked from behind, knocked to the ground and kicked in the head shortly after 8 p.m. Friday. He was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical but stable condition. Surveillance video released by the police appears to show the attacker stomping on the victim’s head. The police department’s hate crimes task
  
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• Central Michigan QB seriously injured in off campus shooting

  25-04-2021 21:32
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — An off-campus shooting has left Central Michigan University quarterback John Keller and another student hospitalized for injuries. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office says officers were dispatched early Saturday near campus for reports of a shooting. A fight had broken out in an apartment and suspects began firing. Authorities say two students, ages 20 and 23, were injured. University President Bob Davies says in an email to students on Sunday that the victims were Ke
  
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• Loved ones remember DMX at homegoing celebration

  25-04-2021 21:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Family members, friends and clergy members dressed in white and red honored the legacy of hip-hop icon DMX at a homegoing celebration in New York. Religious leaders and musicians prayed, sang and delivered moving tributes as members of DMX’s family sat in the first rows of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. The 50-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper and actor grew up in Yonkers and delivered iconic hip-hop songs such as “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and
  
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• Officers kill man in body armor who drove into LA police car

  25-04-2021 21:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are investigating after officers shot and killed a man wearing body armor who drove his car into a police cruiser on a busy Hollywood thoroughfare. The man died at the scene on Sunset Boulevard Saturday afternoon. He was not immediately identified. Officials say the man backed into the police vehicle, then exited his car and refused to follow officers’ commands. TV video from the scene shows the dark-colored sedan the man had been driving covered
  
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• March for toddler seriously injured in hit and run

  25-04-2021 21:03
  
  TUCSON- The Tucson community rallied around the family of a toddler seriously injured last week in a hit and run on the southside.Catalina Rodriguez was with family in the crosswalk at Irvington Road and 9th Avenue April 16th when she was hit by truck. The driver fled the scene.Tucson Police say Friday they found the truck they believe was involved in the incident on I-19 and Irvington. Authorities say they are trying to figure out who was behind the wheel when the truck hit Hernandez.Friends, f
  
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• Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig dies at 94

  25-04-2021 20:52
  
  Christa Ludwig, a renowned interpreter of Wagner, Mozart and Strauss who starred on the world’s great stages for four decades, had died at her home in Klosterneuburg, Austria. She was 94. Her death was announced Sunday by the Vienna State Opera. A mezzo-soprano who also succeeded in soprano roles, Ludwig made her Vienna State Opera debut in 1955 and sang 769 performances of 42 roles in Vienna and debuted at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1959. She sang 119 performances of 15 roles
  
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• Airline bans Alaska state senator for violating mask rules

  25-04-2021 20:50
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Airlines has banned an Alaska state senator from its flights for refusing to follow mask requirements. An airline spokesman said Saturday that Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold, of Eagle River, had been informed and added the suspension was effective immediately. Reinbold told the Anchorage Daily News that she had not been notified of a ban and that she hoped to be on an Alaska Airlines flight in the near future. The ban comes after an incident last week at Juneau
  
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• Durant back for Nets after 3-game absence with thigh injury

  25-04-2021 20:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant is back for the Brooklyn Nets against Phoenix after missing three games with a bruised left thigh. Durant was hurt last Sunday against Miami. Coach Steve Nash said the Nets would go in with the goal of playing the All-Star forward fewer than 30 minutes against the Suns. Durant has played in just five of the previous 32 games. In his first season back after missing all of last season while recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon, he has been limited to just 2
  
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• Casa Grande police fatally shoot man who refused to drop gun

  25-04-2021 20:00
  
  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — A man accused of wounding a woman and then refusing to drop his gun has been shot and killed by Casa Grande police. Authorities say police officers responded to a report of a shooting Friday night and found a man standing with a gun and a wounded woman on the ground. Officers told the man to drop the gun and he was shot when he didn’t comply. Police say the man died at the scene. They say a woman was treated for a gunshot wound to the chest and then airlifte
  
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• Exit polls: Tight race in Albania’s parliamentary vote

  25-04-2021 19:55
  
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Initial exit polling data in Albania’s parliamentary election suggests the ruling Socialist Party is in a tight race with the opposition Democratic Party. The exit poll run for Euronews Albania from the MRB, part of the London-based Kantar Group, projects that the Socialists will win about 44% of the vote while the Democratic Party is expected to capture about 42%. Some 3.6 million eligible voters were choosing to elect 140 lawmakers for a four-year mandate. No
  
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• ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Demon Slayer’ lead improving box office

  25-04-2021 19:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The weekend at movie theaters featured something not seen for a while: a genuine box-office battle. Warner Bros.’ “Mortal Kombat” reboot and the Japanese anime film “Demon Slayer: Mugen Train” both vied for the top spot at the North American box office, with “Mortal Kombat” narrowly edging “Demon Slayer.” The R-rated “Mortal Kombat” earned an estimated $22.5 million, according to studio estimates, while Funim
  
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• The Latest: US pledges medical aid for India to combat surge

  25-04-2021 19:49
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. is pledging immediate medical aid to India to help combat its surge in coronavirus cases.
  White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone Sunday with his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, and expressed sympathy and support.
  According to the White House statement, the U.S. is “working around the clock” to immediately deploy to India drug treatments, rapid diagnostic COVID-19 testing kits, ventilators and personal protective equipment and wi
  
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• Average US price of gas jumps 2 cents per gallon to $2.96

  25-04-2021 19:46
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.96 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the increase came as crude oil costs also rose. The price at the pump is $1.03 higher than it was a year ago. The highest average price in the nation right now is $4.04 a gallon in the San Francisco Bay Area. The lowest average is $2.49 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The average price of d
  
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• Louisville looks to rebound with Kentucky Derby back in May

  25-04-2021 19:41
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is back on the first Saturday in May, slowly bringing with it the sights, sounds and rituals familiar to Louisville. And local officials and business owners are hopeful that translates into better cash flow after the coronavirus pandemic upended the Derby’s schedule last year. Some Derby activities have returned, and attendance capacity at Churchill Downs could approach 60% in certain areas. This year’s economic impact on the region is
  
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• 5 held as France investigates deadly police station attack

  25-04-2021 19:37
  
  PARIS (AP) — French authorities are questioning a fifth person in an anti-terrorism investigation seeking to identify potential accomplices and motives after a police official was fatally stabbed at a police station outside Paris. French police killed the 37-year-old Tunisian attacker shortly after the Friday slaying of an unarmed administrative employee at the entrance of her police station in the town of Rambouillet. Police have detained a cousin of the attacker and are also questioning
  
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• German contender wants tougher stance on China, Russia

  25-04-2021 19:29
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A leading contender to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor this fall has called for “dialogue and toughness” toward China when it comes to defending democratic values and human rights. Annalena Baerbock, the environmentalist Greens’ candidate for chancellorship, said Europe should use its economic might to block Chinese goods made with forced labor or Chinese communications technologies that might endanger European security. Baerbock also said it&rsqu
  
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• New players pose additional threats to Jerusalem tensions

  25-04-2021 19:12
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Competing claims to the holy city of Jerusalem have long fueled fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. But a new mix of players have made the latest round of violence particularly combustible. The unrest has been characterized by clashes between young Palestinian men and Israeli police in east Jerusalem. Anti-Arab Israeli extremists, emboldened by the election of their allies to parliament, and Gaza militants have joined the fray in recent days. Political posturing
  
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• TPD investigating Downtown shooting

  25-04-2021 18:53
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department is investigating a Downtown shooting that happened early Sunday morning.Officers responded to the 300 block of E. Congress just after 2 a.m., following reports of a carjacking.
  Authorities say they found an adult man with gunshot trauma. There are no suspects in custody at this time.Details are still limited. Stay with News 4 Tucson as more information becomes available.
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• Police seek attacker who kicked Asian man in head in Harlem

  25-04-2021 18:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a 61-year-old Asian man was attacked by a man who kicked him repeatedly in the head in East Harlem. The man was collecting cans when he was attacked from behind, knocked to the ground and kicked in the head shortly after 8 p.m. Friday. He was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical but stable condition. Surveillance video released by the police appears to show the attacker stomping on the victim’s head. The police department’s hate crimes task force is i
  
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• 4 killed in crash of light aircraft in Arkansas

  25-04-2021 18:40
  
  DANVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Officials say four people were killed in the crash of a light aircraft in western Arkansas. The Federal Aviation Administration reports the single-engine Piper PA-46 with four people aboard left the Muskogee, Oklahoma, airport Friday for Williston in northern Florida. The FAA lost radar contact with the aircraft about 100 miles northwest of Little Rock about 5 p.m. Friday. KARK-TV in Little Rock reports that nearby residents reported hearing an aircraft in distress an
  
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• Gunfire erupts in Somali capital amid president’s standoff

  25-04-2021 18:25
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Gunfire has erupted in Somalia’s capital between soldiers loyal to the government and others angry at the country’s leader as tensions spiked over President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s extended stay in power. There were no reports of casualties, but the gunfire heard across much of the city highlighted earlier warnings that the election standoff could increase instability in the Horn of Africa nation. Somalia’s president faces growing after
  
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• Arizona reports 661 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths

  25-04-2021 17:51
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 661 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths. The latest numbers increased the state’s totals to 858,737 cases and 17,268 known deaths since the pandemic started more than a year ago. On Friday, health officials had reported 896 COVID-19 cases — the largest daily increase in two weeks — and 17 deaths with 729 more cases and 22 deaths reported Saturday. Nearly 2.1 million people, 29% of Arizona&
  
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• French protesters demand trial for Jewish woman’s killer

  25-04-2021 17:39
  
  PARIS (AP) — Crowds have gathered in Paris and other French cities to denounce a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish woman was not criminally responsible and therefore could not go on trial. The decision sparked outrage among the French and international Jewish community. Sarah Halimi, 65, died in 2017 after being pushed out of the window of her Paris apartment by her neighbor Kobili Traoré, who allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is
  
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• Phoenix cop fired after threatening couple wants job back

  25-04-2021 17:27
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — In 2019, a former Phoenix police officer was fired after threatening to shoot a married couple in front of their kids following a traffic stop. Now, he is trying to get his job back. Lawyers for Christopher Meyer have filed another complaint alleging city officials are ignoring evidence in the case. The 24-year police veteran also wants back pay. Phoenix TV station ABC15 says a judge could make a ruling at the end of this month. Meyer is accused of using vulgar language to t
  
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• Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP

  25-04-2021 17:22
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Months after former President Donald Trump’s defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the state’s most populous county. The state Senate used its subpoena power to take possession of all 2.1 million voted ballots in Maricopa County and the machines that counted them, along with hard drives full of data. They’ve handed the materials over to Cyber Ninjas, a technol
  
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• Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80

  25-04-2021 17:13
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — More than 80 people died in a catastrophic at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients. Officials from Iraq’s Interior Ministry say the blaze that started late Saturday was caused by an exploding oxygen cylinder. Among the dead were at least 28 patients on ventilators battling severe symptoms of the coronavirus. Negligence by hospital authorities has been blamed for the fire. The prime minister suspended and fired senior health officials and ordered an investigation
  
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• The Latest: Fauci says US considering virus aid to India

  25-04-2021 17:01
  
  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s top medical adviser on the pandemic says the U.S. is actively looking at ways to boost aid to India as it grapples with surging coronavirus cases.
  Dr. Anthony Fauci told ABC’s “This Week” that several measures are being considered, including sending over oxygen supplies, COVID-19 tests, drug treatments and personal protective equipment.
  The outbreak in India adds to the pressure on President Joe Biden to provide vaccines to ot
  
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• North Macedonia: Thousands protest conservatives’ jailings

  25-04-2021 16:56
  
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands of opposition supporters have protested in North Macedonia’s capital of Skopje demanding retrials and freedom for more than a dozen former conservative government officials convicted in a mob invasion of parliament in 2017. The protest was organized by several civic associations and the families of the convicted and supported by the main conservative opposition VMRO-DPMNE party. The protesters demanded that the country’s Supreme Court an
  
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• 2 kids, 2 adults injured when car crashes into Arizona store

  25-04-2021 16:55
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say two adults and two young children have been injured after being struck by a car that crashed into a convenience store in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise. Emergency crews were called to the store about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say the man who was driving the car is suspected of being impaired and has been arrested. His name and age haven’t been released yet. Sheriff’s deputies say the man was parked in th
  
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• Rescue groups decry loss of migrant lives in Mediterranean

  25-04-2021 16:45
  
  ROME (AP) — Rescue groups and the Vatican are decrying the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean on unseaworthy boats, even as more lives were reported in danger in rough seas. Some 130 people died when their overcrowded dinghy capsized in the Mediterranean last week, even though the boat had been located from the air. Aid groups said no coast guard ships were sent to look for the dinghy, and by the time a charity ship arrived, everyone was presumed to have drowned.  Meanwhile, SOS
  
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• Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparations

  25-04-2021 16:37
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Decades-long debates over whether to offer reparations to the descendants of slaves in the U.S. finally seemed to be gaining momentum after last summer’s protests over racial inequities. While some cities are moving ahead, the efforts have largely stalled in the states. That’s raising questions about whether they can win enough support to succeed on a wide scale. California is the only state to approve a commission to study reparations statewide and how th
  
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• Analyst: Rocket engine test likely caused blast in Israel

  25-04-2021 16:34
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mysterious blast heard in central Israel appears to have come during a rocket engine test conducted at a secretive military base associated with the country’s missile program. That’s according to an analyst and satellite images analyzed Sunday by The Associated Press. Video of the incident at an air base circulated online last week. Iranian state media seized on it amid its tensions with Israel after a series of attacks targeting its nuclear
  
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• Michigan became hotspot as variants rose and vigilance fell

  25-04-2021 16:33
  
  ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has become the current national hotspot for COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations at a time when more than half the U.S. adult population has been vaccinated and other states have seen the virus diminish substantially. Medical professionals point to more contagious variants, the state’s pullback on restrictions to limit crowds and COVID fatigue as reasons for the surge, especially in rural, northern parts of the state that had largely avoided sever
  
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• Virus ‘swallowing’ people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed

  25-04-2021 16:27
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the country with terrifying speed. It’s depleting the supply of life-saving oxygen to critical levels, leaving patients to die while waiting in line to see doctors. Funeral pyres light up the night sky, and burial grounds are filling up. For the fourth straight day, India on Sunday set a global daily record for new infections. That’s be
  
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