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• Sheriff: Suspect, 2 others in family among dead in standoff

  29-04-2021 23:57
  
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  BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a married couple found dead along with the suspected gunman in a North Carolina home after a 13-hour standoff were all members of the same family.
  Two police officers also were among the dead.
  The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said George Wyatt Ligon and Michelle Annette Ligon were killed Wednesday inside their home in Boone. The sheriff’s office said the suspect, 32-year-old Isaac Alton Barnes, also was found dead and had
  
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• Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000; 2nd country to do so

  29-04-2021 23:56
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000; 2nd country to do so.The post Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000; 2nd country to do so appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Dog dies in residential fire on northeast side

  29-04-2021 23:52
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A dog has died in a house fire that occurred on the northeast side early Thursday morning.According to Rural Metro Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to a home near Tanque Verde Road and Wentworth Road at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in reference to a fire.Officials said while the homeowner was able to evacuate from the fire, a dog perished in the blaze.The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.Details are limited at this time.Sta
  
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• Judge seeks answers for jail’s Ghislaine Maxwell treatment

  29-04-2021 23:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered the government to explain why it flashes light into Ghislaine Maxwell’s cell every 15 minutes overnight, an action her lawyers say may have resulted in a bruise over one eye. Judge Alison J. Nathan issued the order Thursday after a lawyer for Maxwell complained that guards threatened to punish her client after Maxwell was unable to explain a bruise above one eye. The lawyer, Bobbi Sternheim, says the 59-year-old Maxwell may have gotten it as she tr
  
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• Questions and anger over Chicago’s lack of foot chase policy

  29-04-2021 23:36
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s scramble to create a police foot pursuit policy following the recent fatal shootings of two people by officers has raised questions about why one wasn’t already in place. Mayor Lori Lightfoot expressed the need for such a policy before she was elected, yet critics say the police department hasn’t enacted one because it is dragging its feet. A former Justice Department attorney who has worked with the city on police policies says law enforcement ag
  
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• Palestinian leader delays first elections in 15 years

  29-04-2021 23:36
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the main factions have agreed to delay the first elections planned in 15 years, citing a dispute with Israel over voting in east Jerusalem. The decision adopted early Friday likely spares Abbas’ fractured Fatah party from suffering another embarrassing defeat to the Islamic militant group Hamas. It will also be quietly welcomed by Israel and Western countries, which view Hamas as a terrorist group and are concerned about its g
  
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• New Mexico tribe, US agency reach agreement over hospital

  29-04-2021 23:36
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government has agreed to provide emergency and in-patient care at a hospital on tribal lands in New Mexico at least through next February. The Indian Health Service reached an agreement with Acoma Pueblo to keep the hospital open while officials determine what resources will best meet the needs of the Indigenous community going forward. The pueblo announced the court-approved agreement Thursday. A federal judge signed off earlier this week but noted the ca
  
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• The Latest: Pfizer to ship vaccine in smaller packages

  29-04-2021 23:34
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — Pfizer says it will soon start shipping its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine in smaller packages meant to better suit U.S. clinics, pharmacies and other medical providers in remote and rural areas.
  The new package holds 25 vials with six doses each, for a total of 150 doses. Pfizer’s boxes now contain trays of 195 vials with nearly 1,200 doses.
  “In the U.S., we’re progressing away from mass vaccination, so the smaller package size would be helpful,” Tanya A
  
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• Palestinian leader says first elections in 15 years to be delayed; cites dispute with Israel over east Jerusalem voting

  29-04-2021 23:34
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian leader says first elections in 15 years to be delayed; cites dispute with Israel over east Jerusalem voting.The post Palestinian leader says first elections in 15 years to be delayed; cites dispute with Israel over east Jerusalem voting appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe

  29-04-2021 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in children should be banned. The court says the EPA had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years. The EPA has been ordered to act within 60 days. The Obama administration had initiated a ban, but the EPA reversed that decision shortly after President Donald Trump took office in 2017. The EPA rejected
  
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• Oversight agency finds `deficiencies’ in Chicago police raid

  29-04-2021 23:28
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s civilian police oversight agency has completed a 16-month investigation into a wrongful 2019 raid during which a woman was forced to stand naked and handcuffed. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability announced Thursday it found nearly 100 allegations of misconduct by about a dozen officers who wrongly raided the apartment of social worker Anjanette Young. Video of the raid obtained by Young as part of her lawsuit against the city shows her telling offic
  
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• 2nd suspect in fatal shooting in downtown Tucson is arrested

  29-04-2021 23:28
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tucson say a second suspect sought in a fatal shooting case has been arrested. They say 19-year-old Alexis Diaz was taken into custody Thursday. The other suspect _ 21-year-old Luis Alberto Garcia _ was arrested at a hotel late Monday. Police say both men are connected to the fatal shooting of 52-year-old Mark Edward Doe at a parking garage in the downtown area early Sunday. According to several witnesses, Garcia and Diaz allegedly tried to rob multiple victi
  
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• Flooding and mudslides add to St. Vincent’s volcano woes

  29-04-2021 23:26
  
  KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — Heavy rains have poured down on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, causing flooding and mudslides that damaged some homes and further battered areas already burdened by heavy ashfall from eruptions of La Soufriere volcano. Authorities say there have been no reports of deaths or injuries as the storm deluged the Caribbean nation Thursday, with some areas receiving from 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) to 5 inches (12.5 centimeters) of rain. Forecasters war
  
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• Police: Florida man attacked family with samurai sword

  29-04-2021 23:10
  
  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Police say a Florida man stabbed his parents and sister with a samurai sword. Fifty-nine-year-old Gary Campbell has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree homicide and one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Police found Campbell pacing outside his Sanford home early Wednesday morning. Officials say his three family members were suffering from severe stab wounds inside and were transported to a hospital. An affidavit obtained by the Orland
  
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• Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling

  29-04-2021 23:09
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of rape by a 19-year-old legislative intern has resigned after an ethics committee found he should be formally censured. The investigation into Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger began in March. A young staffer reported he raped her in his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise restaurant. Von Ehlinger has denied all wrongdoing and maintains he had consensual sexual contact with the young woman. His resignation letter was read to the full House on
  
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• 5 arrested in violent robbery of Lady Gaga’s dogs

  29-04-2021 23:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say the woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker. Detectives do not believe that the thieves knew the dogs belonged to the pop star. Investigators believe the motive for the Feb. 24 robbery was the value of the French bulldogs. Los Angeles police announced the arrests on Thursday. The dog walker, Ryan Fischer, is recover
  
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• Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan

  29-04-2021 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz. But as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan infrastructure legislation served as a potential template for President Joe Biden’s ambitious American Jobs Plan. The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 authorizes about $35 billion over five years to improve leaky pipes and upgrade facilities. Senators overwhelmingly approved it, 89-2. Some see it a
  
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• The Latest: Study: About 1/3 in Mexico showed virus exposure

  29-04-2021 23:04
  
  A study suggests that as many as one-third of Mexicans may have been exposed to the coronavirus by the end of last year.Coronavirus antibodies were found in 33.5% of samples from blood banks and medical laboratory tests in Mexico unrelated to COVID-19. The random samples were taken between February and December 2020.The levels varied according to regions, The highest exposure rate was found in the northwest, from Baja California to Chihuahua, at 40.7%. The lowest came in western states, at 26.6%
  
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• 4th flight fizzles for NASA’s Mars helicopter, retry Friday

  29-04-2021 23:04
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars helicopter fizzled on its fourth flight attempt after three successes. The 4-pound helicopter named Ingenuity was supposed to lift off Thursday on its longest, fastest flight yet. But the chopper remained on the ground. Flight controllers in California will attempt a redo on Friday. Ingenuity’s took flight for the first time at Mars on April 19, after controllers fixed a software error. Managers said the solution would work 85% of the tim
  
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• Run the land: Native women across the U.S. take to the roads and trails

  29-04-2021 23:00
  
  TUCSON – “Getting lost is the best part of trail running,” Marlinda Bedonie said with a chuckle as we shielded our eyes from the morning sun, searching for our cars. …
  
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• Indictment: Cop punched, kicked, kneed, zapped arrested man

  29-04-2021 22:49
  
  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a former Louisiana police officer of injuring an arrested man by punching, kneeing, pistol-whipping, kicking, using a stun gun on him and slamming his head to the ground. Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook says former Shreveport officer Dylan Hudson pleaded innocent on Thursday. He was charged on Wednesday with depriving the man of his right to be protected from unreasonable force during an arrest on Aug. 5, 2019. If convicte
  
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• Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue

  29-04-2021 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides have met with the chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency for talks that focused primarily on Iran. That’s according to diplomatic sources familiar with Thursday’s two-hour meeting, the second this week in Washington involving senior officials from the two countries. One of the sources said the Israel side had expressed strong concerns about Iran and its nuclear acti
  
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• Prisoner disputes shelf life of Arizona’s execution drug

  29-04-2021 22:38
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona death row prisoner, who would be among the state’s first executions in almost seven years, has filed documents arguing the lethal injection drug to be used would expire sooner than prosecutors maintain and that makes it impossible to carry out his execution. Frank Atwood’s attorneys argue the pentobarbital that would be used to execute their client has a 45-day shelf life. Prosecutors say the drug expires in 90 days. Attorney General Mark Brnovich&rsqu
  
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• US fines German software company SAP $8M over Iran sanctions

  29-04-2021 22:29
  
  U.S. prosecutors say that German software giant SAP will have to pay more than $8 million in penalties in acknowledging allegations that it illegally exported its products to Iran. The U.S. said the company would have faced stiffer penalties had it not voluntarily disclosed the activities that violated American sanctions against Iran. The company agreed to the penalties as part of an agreement with the U.S. departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury. SAP said it welcomed the resolution in a s
  
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• Pakistan recalls Riyadh envoy after expat laborers complain

  29-04-2021 22:22
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says it’s recalled the ambassador to Saudi Arabia following complaints by expat Pakistani laborers working in the kingdom who said their embassy had mistreated them. The ambassador was ordered home on Thursday pending an investigation into his work and that of six other employees of the diplomatic mission in Riyadh. Complaints against them had come from multiple expat laborers over recent months. An adviser to the prime minister says the workers alleged the
  
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• ‘I’m still exhaling’: Swing-state voters on Biden’s 100 days

  29-04-2021 22:20
  
  ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has been in office for 100 days, and polls show most Americans are giving him positive marks so far. But in one pocket of swing-state Wisconsin, where a suburban surge helped elect the Democrat, that support often falls short of adulation. Biden gets credit for bringing stability and not being Donald Trump. Yet there are signs that goodwill goes so far. Some voters in Elm Grove, a village outside Milwaukee, worry about Biden’s tax proposals
  
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• The Latest: New Mexico to encourage people to return to work

  29-04-2021 22:19
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says New Mexico will soon adopt new policies encouraging residents receiving jobless benefits to go back to work.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that the Democratic governor says the policies will be unveiled in the next week or so and that extended benefits should not be a “disincentive” to work.
  Some business owners have said they are struggling to compete against expanded unemployment benefits, saying incentives have yet to attra
  
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• Omaha students face discipline for Floyd death reenactment

  29-04-2021 22:15
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some Omaha high school students accused of reenacting the arrest and killing of George Floyd inside the school building and then posting a photo of it to social media could face discipline for the stunt. Westside Communities School District spokeswoman Brandi Paul said she could speak on the specifics of the matter, but said if students disrupt a school’s learning environment, “there are consequences to those actions.” The picture of the reenactment sho
  
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• Stocks end higher, pushing S&P 500 to another record high

  29-04-2021 22:11
  
  Stocks overcame a midday stumble and ended broadly higher on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 to another record high. The benchmark index rose 0.7% Thursday. Communications companies powered a big part of the gain, led by a 7.3% leap in Facebook after the company reported big growth in digital ad revenue. Investors got several encouraging reports indicating that the economy is gaining momentum as it emerges from a recession brought on by the pandemic. The government reported that the economy
  
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• Shots fired at South Carolina home leads to massive manhunt

  29-04-2021 22:10
  
  CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man who fired shots as police arrived at a South Carolina home to investigate a domestic violence call has been arrested. Horry County Police say Terry Brady was taken into custody Thursday, hours after the shots prompted authorities to begin a massive air and ground search for him. Police say they couldn’t talk about whether anyone was hurt in the shooting near Conway, but officials had called it an active shooter situation and also asked people
  
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• Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool

  29-04-2021 22:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl. The Senate voted Thursday to pass a bill extending until October an order that allows the federal government to classify so-called fentanyl analogues as Schedule I controlled substances. The drugs are generally foreign-made with a very close chemical makeup to the dangerous opioid. The authority was set to expire next week and there w
  
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• Police ID victim in fatal three-vehicle collision in Oro Valley

  29-04-2021 22:07
  
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  ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Police on Thursday identified the victim of Sunday's fatal collision in Oro Valley as a 37-year-old woman.
  According to Oro Valley Police Department, Angelica Wren died Wednesday due to injuries sustained in a three-vehicle collision on Sunday.
  Police say the collision occurred near the intersection of Oracle Road and Linda Vista Boulevard.
  Witness told police a 51-year-old man was driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck northbound when he drove over the median and c
  
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• Modified mosquitoes to fight illness in Florida Keys

  29-04-2021 22:07
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and the Oxitec biotechnology company announced Thursday that release boxes, non-release boxes and netted quality control boxes are being placed this week in six locations. Starting early next month, less than 12,000 mosquitoes are expected to emerge each week for approx
  
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• Arizona vote recount contractor releases privacy policies

  29-04-2021 22:06
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate’s unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election has complied with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy. Thursday’s release of three documents by Florida-based Cyber Ninjas came a day after a Maricopa County judge refused to allow the company or the Republican-led Senate to keep the material secret. Judge Daniel Martin gave them a day to appeal, bu
  
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• UK film academy suspends Noel Clarke over misconduct claims

  29-04-2021 22:05
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s motion picture academy has suspended actor-director Noel Clarke after a newspaper reported that multiple women had accused him of sexual harassment or bullying. The film and television academy said it was also suspending Clarke’s award for outstanding British contribution to cinema, given to him earlier this month. The Guardian reported that it had spoken to 20 women who accused Clarke of misconduct including sexual harassment, unwanted touching, sexuall
  
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• Rio Nuevo approves three projects to help with COVID recovery

  29-04-2021 22:04
  
  The Rio Nuevo board advanced three projects in an effort to recovery after the COVID pandemic:…
  
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• Sheikh’s missing daughter casts shadow over Derby favorite

  29-04-2021 22:03
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Long-running family turmoil and allegations of human rights abuses against Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is threatening to overshadow the Kentucky Derby. Dubai’s hereditary ruler owns the early favorite to win the race. The Sheikh has invested millions trying to win the race for years. A victory by Essential Quality on Saturday would bring extra scrutiny on the sheikh, particularly the disappearance of his daughter. A group from the University of Louisv
  
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• Arizona vote recount contractor will release privacy policy

  29-04-2021 21:57
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate’s unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election has complied with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy. Thursday’s release of three documents by Florida-based Cyber Ninjas came a day after a Maricopa County judge refused to allow the company or the Republican-led Senate to keep the material secret. Judge Daniel Martin gave them a day to appeal, bu
  
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• US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.98%

  29-04-2021 21:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates rose slightly this week as new economic data underscores the recovering economy’s strength. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average 30-year rate ticked up to 2.98% from 2.97% last week. The rate for a 15-year loan rose to 2.31% from 2.29%. Mortgage rates are expected to increase modestly in the short term, while remaining at low levels in light of the Federal Reserve’s goal of keeping its key interest rate near zero until t
  
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• Jordanian prince, brother of late King Hussein, dies at 80

  29-04-2021 21:51
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s royal palace says Prince Mohammad bin Talal has died at the age of 80. He was the younger bother of the late King Hussein and served as his crown prince for 10 years. The palace says he died on Thursday. The prince had held several senior positions in Jordan’s monarchy, including as personal representative to King Abdullah II who succeeded Hussein after his death in 1999. Prince Mohammad was born in the Jordanian capital Amman on October 2, 1940. H
  
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• Former Trump official Zinke eyes Montana’s new US House seat

  29-04-2021 21:49
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Montana congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission indicating he’s interested in running for the second U.S. House seat awarded to the state on Monday. Zinke has filed to organize a campaign committee. The new district’s boundaries have not been set. Zinke could not be reached for comment. He is a former U.S. Navy Seal who served in the Montana Senate from 2009-2013 and was Montana’s lone
  
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• US appeals court listens to Tennessee abortion ban arguments

  29-04-2021 21:46
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court quizzed Tennessee’s attorneys defense of the state’s sweeping abortion ban. During Thursday’s hearing, the three-judge panel focused particular attention on how prohibiting the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy would not be a considered an unfair burden. Sarah Campbell is the special assistant to Tennessee’s attorney general. She countered that the state’s ban prohibits abortion at various cascading
  
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• Palestinian leader indicates elections will be postponed

  29-04-2021 21:45
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas has indicated he supports delaying the first Palestinian elections in 15 years. He made the remarks at the start of a factional meeting on Thursday to decide the matter. The decision would likely spare his Fatah party an embarrassing defeat and be quietly welcomed by the international community, which fears elections would benefit the Islamic militant group Hamas. Abbas cited Israel’s refusal to say whether it will allow voting in east Jerusal
  
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• Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory

  29-04-2021 21:44
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma public school teachers would be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill given final approval by the state House. The GOP-controlled House voted 70-19 on Thursday for the bill that prohibits teaching of so-called “critical race theory.” The measure would also prevent colleges and universities from requiring students to undergo training on gender or sexual diversity. Republican Rep. Kevin West of Moore says the bill
  
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• Arizona ruing sets standard on use of mental health records

  29-04-2021 21:31
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A new Arizona Supreme Court decision sets a standard for trial courts to use when deciding whether to open the door for a criminal defendant to possibly use a victim’s mental health records. The court said Thursday that defendants can ask a trial court to review the records if there’s a “reasonable possibility” they would be useful as evidence or needed to cross-examine a witness. The decision in the case of a man awaiting trial in a Maricopa County h
  
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• Oklahoma court overturns two death sentences, citing McGirt

  29-04-2021 21:30
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned two more death sentences based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Oklahoma lacks jurisdiction for crimes on tribal reservations in which the defendants or victims were tribal citizens. The court on Thursday reversed the convictions of Benjamin Robert Cole Sr and James Chandler Ryder. Cole was convicted of killing his 9-month-old daughter and Cole was convicted of killing 70-year-old Daisy Hallum and her 38-year-old
  
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• Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drive

  29-04-2021 21:29
  
  Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get reluctant Americans to roll up their sleeves. These relatively small corporate promotion efforts have been accompanied by more serious and far-reaching efforts by officials in cities such as Detroit, where they’re going door-to-door. Public health officials say the efforts are crucial to r
  
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• BIPOC-owned businesses eligible for free 'technology makeovers'

  29-04-2021 21:24
  
  Black-, Indigenous- and People of Color-owned small businesses in Arizona are eligible for free technology upgrades.…
  
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• Oregon officials to investigate police killing of man

  29-04-2021 21:18
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s attorney general and a district attorney announced a joint investigation will be conducted into the police killing of Robert Delgado in Portland. The shooting occurred April 16 after a 911 caller reported Delgado had been seen practicing quick-draws in a park with what looked like a pistol but was not pointing it at anyone. Minutes after officers arrived, Officer Zachary DeLong shot and killed Delgado.  It turned out the handgun was a replica. Attorne
  
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• Pima County, FEMA to bring Mobile Vaccination Units to increase vaccine access

  29-04-2021 21:10
  
  Pima County Health DepartmentPIMA COUNTY (KVOA) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is partnering with Pima County to bring a series of mobile vaccination units to the area, the county said Thursday.
  In order to increase vaccine access and availability, FEMA will be sending two mobile units, staff, and federal vaccinators to Pima County.
  The county says this will help reach communities with high risks of COVID-19 exposure and infection.
  The operations will run through June 26.
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