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• NY loses congressional seat as census count just misses cut

  26-04-2021 23:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York will lose one seat in Congress as a result of national population shifts, according to new census data. The state’s delegation will shrink from 27 to 26. It is one of seven states losing a member of congress as a result of the 2020 census data released Monday. The loss might have been avoided if just a few dozen more people in the state had been counted. The state stands to lose more than political clout because the census also determines the distribution of
  
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• Settlement reached in suit against ultra-rich Montana club

  26-04-2021 23:45
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Jamaican citizens recruited to work at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have reached a $1 million settlement over allegations they were discriminated against and paid less than other employees to do the same work. About 90 workers will receive checks ranging from less than $1,000 to more than $14,000 under the settlement with the Yellowstone Club and Georgia-based staffing firm Hospitality Staffing Solutions. The workers alleged they did not receive tips or se
  
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• AP sources: Turner Sports gets rights to second NHL package

  26-04-2021 23:45
  
  Turner Sports is the surprise winner of the National Hockey League’s second television package. Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press the two sides have agreed on a seven-year contract that includes three Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL wll now have two network partners in the United States for the first time since 1998-99. It will also get more money. This season, the NHL received $350 million in broadcast revenue from NBC and Disney Streaming Services. The upcoming deal
  
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• Homeland Security to study extremism threat within agency

  26-04-2021 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has announced an internal review to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the sprawling agency. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday that senior DHS officials would explore ways to detect and prevent extremism in an agency that includes the Coast Guard and the country’s primary immigration enforcement agencies. DHS did not cite specific incidents in announcing the review. The agency has increased its focus on
  
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• Both parties back bill for image rights for college athletes

  26-04-2021 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressman who played football at Ohio State has reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would give college athletes the right to earn money through endorsements and sponsorship deals. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez, an Ohio Republican, and Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, on Monday co-sponsored the Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act. It would give college athletes the right to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness. It is the third bill related
  
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• NY state to lose 1 seat in Congress after new census count

  26-04-2021 23:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York will lose one seat in Congress as a result of national population shifts, according to new census data. The state’s delegation will shrink from 27 to 26. It is one of seven states losing a member of congress as a result of the 2020 census data released Monday. The loss might have been avoided if just a few dozen more people in the state had been counted. The state stands to lose more than political clout because the census also determines the distribution of
  
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• Training details scarce in file of officer who shot Wright

  26-04-2021 23:37
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The service file of the former police officer accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old Black motorist, Daunte Wright, in a Minneapolis suburb this month contains scarce details on her police training history. The files released to The Associated Press on Monday include former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter’s job application, letters of recognition, pay information and a training status letter with most sections blacked out. Redacted sections in her trai
  
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• The Latest: Sanofi to produce Moderna coronavirus vaccine

  26-04-2021 23:25
  
  CAMBRDIGE, Mass. — The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi will help manufacture the Moderna coronavirus vaccine beginning in September, joining other companies assisting with production of one of the three vaccines now approved in the U.S.
  Under the agreement announced Monday, Sanofi will handle final manufacturing steps, including filling, inspecting and labeling vaccine vials and packaging them. The deal involves up to 200 million doses of Moderna’s two-shot vaccine.
  Sanofi will
  
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• Body of man who apparently drowned pulled from Lake Pleasant

  26-04-2021 23:25
  
  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say the body of a man who apparently drowned has been recovered from Lake Pleasant. They say 41-year-old Shaba Isaac had been missing since a Sunday evening boating accident. Isaac’s body was located in 103 feet of water early Monday. They say there were no signs of foul play and the body was turned over to the county coroner for an autopsy. A family of 11 was on a pontoon boat near Roadrunner Island and pulling a raft wi
  
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• US spy satellite launches into space from California

  26-04-2021 23:22
  
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. spy satellite has been launched into space from California. The satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a rocket Monday afternoon. The launch was webcast until the second stage ignited and the protective cover over the satellite was jettisoned. As is customary, the webcast ceased at the request of the National Reconnaissance Office. The NRO is the government agency in charge of developing, building, launching and maintainin
  
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• N.Y. Times retires ‘Op-Ed’ page for guest essays

  26-04-2021 23:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says it’s taking a small step to rid its pages of some outdated jargon. The paper said it is retiring the designation of the “Op-Ed” page, meant to designate guest opinions that appeared opposite the paper’s editorial page, where the paper presented its own opinions. The Times says that makes little sense when so many people read the report each day digitally. From now on, the Times will refer to the outside opinions as “gues
  
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• Washington, DC, to loosen virus restrictions this weekend

  26-04-2021 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the nation’s capital are relaxing a number of COVID-19 restrictions after more than a year of virus lockdown. Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that starting on Saturday, gyms and fitness centers can operate at 50% capacity, and live music will be permitted in gardens and outdoor spaces. Restaurants will be permitted to seat 10 people per table outdoors, up from the previous limit of six per table, but the 25% capacity limit for ind
  
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• Red Flag Warning issued April 26 at 3:17PM MDT until April 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Tucson AZ

  26-04-2021 23:17
  
  * AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 151, 152, 153 and 154.
  * TIMING…Until 8 PM MST this evening.
  * WINDS…Southwest 20-30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
  * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…8 to 15 percent.
  * IMPACTS…Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have thepotential to spread rapidly.
  * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA…Visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring
  
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• Harris meets virtually with Guatemalan president

  26-04-2021 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has told Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei that the U.S. is planning to increase relief to the Northern Triangle region and “strengthen our cooperation” to better manage the steep increase in migration at the U.S. southern border. Harris made the comments during a virtual meeting Monday with the president that marked a ramping up of her diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration from the region. Harris will
  
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• Swiss indict 3 over scheme to avert fees on CO2 emissions

  26-04-2021 23:12
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Swiss prosecutors have announced a criminal indictment against a former official with the federal roads office and two co-conspirators over an alleged plot to avert fees on CO2 emissions that stripped the government of 9 million Swiss francs (about $10 million) of potential revenue. The attorney general’s office alleged Monday that two board members of a vehicle import company paid the official at the Federal Roads Office to tinker with data used to calculate carbon emi
  
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• Cop accused of hurting woman’s arm: ‘Ready for the pop?’

  26-04-2021 23:10
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer accused of dislocating the shoulder of a 73-year-old woman with dementia while arresting her apparently knew that he had injured her. According to police surveillance video with audio enhanced that was made public by the woman’s lawyer on Monday, the officer tells fellow officers “ready for the pop?” as he watched his body camera footage of when she is against a patrol car with her handcuffed left arm bent up behind her head. One of
  
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• Ex Puerto Rico justice secretary charged in government probe

  26-04-2021 23:09
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico have charged a former justice secretary with ethical violations and obstruction of justice in a case involving an ex-governor of the U.S. territory. Wandymar Burgos faces a $15,000 bond and a preliminary hearing in early June. Her attorney could not be immediately reached for comment on Monday. Burgos briefly served as justice secretary before resigning last July amid strong criticism. Before stepping down, she had identified herself
  
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• California man hospitalized with clot after J&J vaccination

  26-04-2021 22:58
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — University of California, San Francisco officials say a man in his 30s is recuperating after developing a rare blood clot in his leg within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. As of Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported the condition in 15 people, all women, after 8 million doses were administered nationally. Federal officials lifted an 11-day pause on use of the single-shot vaccine Friday, saying the benefits ou
  
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• Trump backs GOP’s Susan Wright in Texas special election

  26-04-2021 22:55
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has made another endorsement in a special congressional election. Trump on Monday endorsed Republican Susan Wright, the widow of former Rep. Ron Wright of Texas. Ron Wright died in February after being diagnosed with COVID-19. There are 23 candidates on the ballot for Saturday’s election, including at least two Republicans who worked in the Trump administration. The post Trump backs GOP’s Susan Wright in Texas special e
  
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• ADHS Recommends Resuming Use of J&J As Health Officials Face 'Vaccine Hesitancy'

  26-04-2021 22:53
  
  The Arizona Department of Health Services recommends resuming the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after the CDC and FDA safety review Sunday. …
  
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• Winners and losers from first release of 2020 census data

  26-04-2021 22:50
  
  It has been more than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village. But now, the first numbers produced from the nation’s once-a-decade head count have been released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The initial numbers, made public on Monday, show how many congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state is getting. Because there are a set 435 seats in the House of Representatives, it’s a zero-sum game with one state’s gain resulting in another state’
  
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• 'No good choices': HHS cuts safety corners to move migrant children out of overcrowded facilities

  26-04-2021 22:30
  
  After ignoring signs that shelters were filling quickly, agencies are scrambling to get thousands of kids out of Border Patrol jails.…
  
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• Germany, China to increase cooperation on climate change

  26-04-2021 22:25
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany and China have agreed to step up their cooperation in combating climate change in an effort to help keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by the year 2100. Countries are running out of time to achieve that target, laid down in the Paris agreement more than five years ago. Scientists say global temperatures have already increased by about 1.2 C since pre-industrial times. German environment minister Svenja Schulze said she and her Chines
  
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• Georgia park with giant Confederate carving proposes changes

  26-04-2021 22:25
  
  STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — A mountain park near Atlanta with a giant carving of Confederate leaders is proposing changes to address criticism of its Old South legacy. Under the proposals, Stone Mountain park would publicly acknowledge that it was once a gathering spot for the Ku Klux Klan, relocate Confederate flags on the grounds and remove the carving from its park logo. Park CEO Bill Stephens presented the proposals to the park’s board on Monday. The board did not immediately vote
  
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• Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles

  26-04-2021 22:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, it will have to undertake a vast transformation toward renewable energy. And to achieve that, the near-impossible will be required: A broad network of transmission lines will have to be built to carry solar and wind power across the continent to deliver electricity to homes and businesses — something the administration envisio
  
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• 2 hurt, 1 detained after gunshot reported at UK college

  26-04-2021 22:19
  
  LONDON (AP) — Students and staff at a college in England have been evacuated following reports a gunshot was fired there. Two staff members suffered minor injuries, which police said were not gunshot wounds. Police said they detained an 18-year-old man and seized a firearm and a knife after Monday’s incident at Crawley College in West Sussex, about 32 miles (51 km) south of London. The man remained in police custody. Chief Superintendent Howard Hodges said officers were in contact wi
  
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• Mohave County issues emergency declaration as wildfire rages

  26-04-2021 22:13
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Mohave County authorities have issued an emergency declaration after a wildfire near Kingman prompted the evacuation of more than 200 homes in Pine Lake area. The wildfire was reported around 2 p.m. Sunday and reportedly originated between the Flag Mine and Wild Cow Campground in the Hualapai Mountains south of Kingman in northwestern Arizona. It’s still unclear how the fire started. County Supervisor Buster Johnson issued the emergency declaration that activate
  
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• Italian jury to soon mull Americans’ fate over slain officer

  26-04-2021 22:12
  
  ROME (AP) — An Italian jury will begin deliberating next week the fate of two young American men on trial for the slaying of a Carabinieri police officer while they were vacationing in Rome in 2019. Judge Marina Finiti said on Monday that the case will go to the jury on May 5, after defense rebuttals conclude. Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, died after being stabbed 11 times on a street near the tourists’ hotel. Finnegan Lee Elder, now 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, now 20,
  
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• President Biden’s first address to Congress is invite-only

  26-04-2021 22:11
  
  Joe Biden, United States President, Photo Date: February 10, 2021
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress is an invite-only affair, no guests allowed. The restrictions for Wednesday’s event are due to COVID-19 safety protocols, but will have the added security benefit of a limited number of people inside the Capitol for the president’s first major indoor event since he took office just weeks after the Jan. 6 insurrection. The fence is still up a
  
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• Continental Europe could allow US tourists back this summer

  26-04-2021 22:07
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Officials say the European Union is completing plans to allow American tourists to travel to the 27-nation bloc this summer. More than a year after the EU restricted travel to the region to a bare minimum in a bid to contain the pandemic, the European Commission said Monday it would make a recommendation to member states to allow American travelers back. The commission didn’t say when exactly tourists will be allowed back inside the bloc, and if a reciprocal approach
  
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• Attorney: Black man killed by deputies shot in back of head

  26-04-2021 22:06
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for the family say a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina was shot in the back of his head and had his hands on the car steering wheel when they opened fire. Their comments came Monday after body camera video was shown to Andrew Brown Jr.’s relatives. Attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter watched a 20-second portion of body camera video with the family and said Brown did not appear to be a threat to officers as he backed his vehicle out and
  
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• FBI: Two Arizona men charged with robberies throughout the Valley

  26-04-2021 22:05
  
  PHOENIX - According to the FBI, two Arizona men have been charged with committing robberies throughout the valley.In a news release, the FBI said on Wednesday 32-year old Francisco Bejarano from Phoenix and 36-year old Richard Pratt who has been a member of the Gila River Indian Community were federally indicted on a 13 count indictment which included bank robbery and Hobbs Act robbery charges."This indictment is the result of extraordinary collaboration and coordination of our state, local, and
  
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• Police in Belarus block rally marking Chernobyl anniversary

  26-04-2021 22:03
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities have enforced tight security measures to prevent an opposition rally marking the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe. The military and police on Monday flooded the center of the Belarusian capital, Minsk, blocking central avenues to thwart an opposition attempt to hold a march. Police arrested about 20 people. The tough police action is part of the authorities’ relentless crackdown on protests that were triggered by Belarusian
  
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• Attorney: Black man killed by police shot in back of head

  26-04-2021 21:54
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — An attorney for the family of a Black man killed by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina said Monday he had been shot in the back of the head. Harry Daniels, a lawyer for the family of Andrew Brown Jr., spoke to the news media after the family was shown a 20-second clip of police body camera footage from the police raid last week. When asked whether Brown was shot in the back, he said, “Yes, back of the head.”The post Attorney: Black man killed
  
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• Vassos Lyssarides, respected Cypriot politician dies at 100

  26-04-2021 21:51
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Vassos Lyssarides, one of Cyprus’ most respected politicians who was active in the ethnically divided island’s politics since its 1960 independence from British colonial rule and was involved in the global socialist movement, has died at the age of 100. In a post on his official Twitter account Monday, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the country lost “one of its historic leaders who helped shape (its) identity.” He was first elected t
  
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• Attorney for family of man killed by sheriff deputies in North Carolina says he was shot in the back of the head

  26-04-2021 21:49
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Attorney for family of man killed by sheriff deputies in North Carolina says he was shot in the back of the head.The post Attorney for family of man killed by sheriff deputies in North Carolina says he was shot in the back of the head appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Arizona fails to add seat in U.S. House after 2020 census

  26-04-2021 21:48
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Although Arizona was among one of the fastest-growing states during the last decade, its 7.1 million was not enough to give it a 10th congressional seat. U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday show Arizona’s clout in Washington is growing, but it’s not quite big enough to give it a 12th presidential electoral vote. Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow victory here in 2020 showed that Arizona is now one of a handful of swing states that are instrumental in determini
  
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• Census: Texas gains Congress seats, Calif. loses first time

  26-04-2021 21:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first numbers from the 2020 census are out and they show Republican-controlled Southern and Western states gaining congressional seats. The once-a-decade head count shows where the population grew during the past 10 years and where it shrank. Fast-growing Texas got enough people to merit two new House seats. Florida and North Carolina picked up one each. In contrast, Michigan, New York and Ohio each lost a seat. So did California — losing a seat for the first ti
  
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• UArizona to move Covid-19 vaccinations indoors

  26-04-2021 21:43
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - To accommodate for the summer heat, the University of Arizona is moving its drive-thru vaccination site indoors.
  Starting May 3, all vaccinations will take place in the university's Ina E. Gittings Building, where a sit-down clinic has been operational since January. To book an appointment, the Arizona Department of Health Services website or by calling 844-542-8201 or 602-542-1000 for help in English or Spanish. Walk-ins are also being accepted at both the drive-t
  
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• 2 men accused of robbing 13 Phoenix-area banks since January

  26-04-2021 21:42
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The FBI says two men who allegedly robbed more than a dozen banks in the Phoenix metro area since January have been arrested. They say 36-year-old Richard Pratt was taken into custody in Phoenix on April 5 for his alleged involvement in 11 bank robberies while 32-year-old Francisco Bejarano was arrested last Thursday in Goodyear in connection with two bank heists _ one in Glendale on Jan. 22 and the other in Phoenix four days later. FBI officials say Pratt allegedly robbed f
  
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• US Census: Fast-growing population in Arizona still not large enough to add U.S. House seat

  26-04-2021 21:41
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — US Census: Fast-growing population in Arizona still not large enough to add U.S. House seat.The post US Census: Fast-growing population in Arizona still not large enough to add U.S. House seat appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Attorney: Black man killed by police had hands on wheel

  26-04-2021 21:37
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A family attorney says a Black man killed by authorities in North Carolina had his hands on his car steering wheel when he was shot. Attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter watched a 20-second portion of body camera video with family of Andrew Brown Jr. on Monday. She says Brown did not appear to be a threat to officers as he backed his vehicle out and tried to drive away. Brown was shot and killed by deputies serving a search warrant last week. Protesters have demande
  
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• 2020 US Census count shows California losing House seat; Texas, Florida and Colorado gain

  26-04-2021 21:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — 2020 US Census count shows California losing House seat; Texas, Florida and Colorado gain.The post 2020 US Census count shows California losing House seat; Texas, Florida and Colorado gain appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Cartel gun battle with armored trucks kills 8 in Mexico

  26-04-2021 21:35
  
  CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A raging gun battle between rival Mexican drug gangs near the U.S. border has left eight people dead and a string of burned-out armored trucks littering a roadway. Residents of the northern border state of Tamaulipas said Monday the gun battles occurred Saturday and continued into Sunday in the hamlet of Santa Rosalia, located in the border township of Camargo. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the gun battle was between two rival gangs
  
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• Attorney: Black man killed by authorities in North Carolina had his hands on his car steering wheel when he was shot

  26-04-2021 21:31
  
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Attorney: Black man killed by authorities in North Carolina had his hands on his car steering wheel when he was shot.The post Attorney: Black man killed by authorities in North Carolina had his hands on his car steering wheel when he was shot appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• US population rises to 331,449,281, Census Bureau says

  26-04-2021 21:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Census Bureau says the population of the United States is 331,449,281. The 7.4% increase over the last decade is the second slowest ever. The Census Bureau is releasing the first data from its 2020 headcount. The release marks the official beginning of the once-a-decade redistricting battles. The numbers released Monday, along with more detailed data expected later this year, will be used by state legislatures or independent commissions to redraw political maps to acc
  
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• US population rises to 331,449,281, Census Bureau says; 7.4% increase is 2nd slowest ever

  26-04-2021 21:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US population rises to 331,449,281, Census Bureau says; 7.4% increase is 2nd slowest ever.The post US population rises to 331,449,281, Census Bureau says; 7.4% increase is 2nd slowest ever appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters

  26-04-2021 21:17
  
  STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters seeking more serious charges against the police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright. Paul Gorder, a sergeant at the state’s prison in Stillwater, and a woman were seen on social media shouting at protesters gathered Sunday outside the home of Washington County Attorney Pete Orput. Orput charged Brooklyn Center police Officer K
  
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• Spain: 17 dead in migrant boat found drifting off Canaries

  26-04-2021 21:15
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says at least 17 people are believed to have died aboard a migrant boat found adrift off the Canary Islands. A Spanish helicopter airlifted three survivors and was bringing them to land. The boat was spotted drifting in the Atlantic Ocean some 265 nautical miles from the island of El Hierro Monday morning. A search and rescue vessel was deployed to the area but wasn’t expected to reach the boat until Tuesday afternoon.&nbs
  
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• Justices question California disclosure rule for charities

  26-04-2021 21:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears likely to put a stop to California’s practice of collecting the names and addresses of top donors to charities. The case argued Monday via telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic stems from lawsuits by two conservative nonprofit groups, including one with links to billionaire Charles Koch, that argue the policy violates the First Amendment and deters people from giving. They have drawn strong support from groups across the political s
  
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