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• White four-door passenger vehicle wanted in connection to fatal shooting in midtown

  05-05-2021 23:52
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - A white four-door passenger vehicle is wanted in connection to Saturday's fatal shooting in midtown.At around 5 p.m. Saturday, 30-year-old David Scott Anderson was found with obvious signs of gunshot trauma in a roadway near the 1100 block of E. Waverly St. near Park Avenue and Grand Road.Despite a local resident and Tucson Fire Department personnel rendering aid on the individual, Anderson succumbed to life-threatening injuries shortly after arriving at
  
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• Astronomer’s trademark suit against American Doll resolved

  05-05-2021 23:51
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Chicago astronomer who alleged the Wisconsin-based maker of American Girl dolls stole her likeness and name to create an astronaut doll has been dismissed after the two sides resolved the case. The federal trademark lawsuit filed last year by Lucianne Walkowicz asked American Girl and its parent company, Mattel, to stop selling the Luciana Vega doll. A stipulation filed Tuesday in federal court states that the suit has been addressed to the satisfa
  
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• Did agents raid home of wrong woman over Jan. 6 riot? Maybe.

  05-05-2021 23:50
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Justice Department’s massive prosecution of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has not been without its problems, including a potential instance of mistaken identity. The home of an Alaska woman was raided by agents who did not arrest her, and she says she was wrongly identified. She said the agents told her they were looking for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop. As Republicans are increasingly seeking to minimize the insurrection and p
  
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• US top diplomat Blinken in Ukraine for talks with president

  05-05-2021 23:38
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived for a one-day visit that is highly anticipated in the country as it faces heightened tensions with Russia. The top American diplomat arrived late Wednesday. He is to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday. The Ukrainian leader has said he wants to hear strong signals from the United States supporting Ukraine’s desire to join the NATO military alliance. Ukraine is also expected to push for more military aid
  
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• Man dies after crashing into tow truck, Phoenix school bus

  05-05-2021 23:27
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a man has died after his car crashed into a tow truck and school bus that wasn’t carrying any children. They say the car crossed over into oncoming traffic for an unknown reason Wednesday morning. The driver was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition and police say he later died. The man’s name, age and hometown weren’t immediately released. Police say the man driving the tow truck and the woman behind the wheel of the sch
  
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• Rome jury convicts 2 US youths in slaying of police officer

  05-05-2021 23:25
  
  ROME (AP) — A jury in Rome has convicted two American friends in the 2019 slaying of a police officer in a drug sting gone awry, sentencing them to life in prison. The jury delivered more than 12 hours before delivering the verdicts late Wednesday against 21-year-pld Finnegan Lee Elder and 20-year-old Gabriel Natale. The jury handed them Italy’s stiffest sentence. Elder and Natale-Hjorth were indicted on charges of homicide, attempted extortion, assault, resisting a public official a
  
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• Chance to shoot bison at Grand Canyon draws 45k applicants

  05-05-2021 23:25
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — More than 45,000 people have applied for one of a dozen spots to help thin a herd of bison at Grand Canyon National Park. The odds aren’t as good as drawing a tag to hunt the massive animals on land adjacent to the park, but they’re far better than getting struck by lightning or winning the Powerball. The National Park Service opened a rare opportunity for skilled shooters to kill bison at the park’s North Rim. Park officials say the massive animal
  
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• Coroner: Gunshot killed baby at end of father’s police chase

  05-05-2021 23:24
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi coroner says a single gunshot killed an infant who was with his father during a shootout with police. The father died in a barrage of gunfire Monday after Mississippi officers chased 30-year-old Eric Derell Smith. Authorities say Smith was suspected of killing the baby’s mother and another person in Louisiana. An autopsy was performed on the baby, 3-month-old La’Mello Parker. The coroner of Harrison County, Mississippi — Brian Switzer &m
  
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• College pitcher turning theft of prosthetic arm into charity

  05-05-2021 23:23
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A college baseball player from South Dakota whose prosthetic arm was stolen plans to give away money donated by people who want to buy him a replacement. Augustana’s Parker Hanson, a right-handed pitcher, was born without a left hand, but found a way to adapt at a young age so he play his favorite game all the way up through the college level. His prosthetic arm and the attachments were in a backpack that was stolen from his unlocked pickup outside his home.
  
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• Palestinian teen killed in clash, wounded Israeli man dies

  05-05-2021 23:15
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A 16-year-old Palestinian youth has been killed by Israeli gunfire in a clash in the northern West Bank, while a young Israeli man wounded in a shooting attack early this week died from his injuries. The Palestinian Health Ministry says the teen was killed near the city of Nablus. The Israeli military says it opened fire after firebombs were hurled at troops operating in the area. Meanwhile, Israel’s defense minister has announced the death of a 19-year-old Israeli w
  
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• A jury in Rome has convicted 2 US youths in slaying of police officer, sentences both to life in prison

  05-05-2021 23:14
  
  ROME (AP) — A jury in Rome has convicted 2 US youths in slaying of police officer, sentences both to life in prison.The post A jury in Rome has convicted 2 US youths in slaying of police officer, sentences both to life in prison appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• US stock indexes mixed as tech rebound fades; Peloton sinks

  05-05-2021 23:08
  
  Major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Wednesday after an early technology company rebound faded, tempering the market’s recovery from a sell-off a day earlier. The S&P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain after having been up 0.7% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a 0.3% gain, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 0.4%. Financial and energy companies led the gainers. JPMorgan Chase rose 1.3% and Exxon Mobil added 3%. Losses for retailers and other companies that rely primaril
  
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• Mexico holds drug lord temporarily for investigation

  05-05-2021 23:08
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has ordered drug lord Hector “El Güero” Palma held for 40 more days pending investigation, staving off at least temporarily what would have been international embarrassment had he walked free. The attorney general’s office said Wednesday a judge had granted an order to hold Palma under a form of non-prison arrest while he is investigated on drug and organized crime charges.  President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said earli
  
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• Liz Cheney clings to GOP post as Trump endorses replacement

  05-05-2021 23:05
  
  Liz Cheney
  WASHINGTON (AP) — No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney is clinging to her post as party leaders are lining up behind an heir apparent for her job. Former President Donald Trump became the latest to do that. He issued a statement Wednesday giving his “COMPLETE and TOTAL Endorsement” to New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik. No. 2 House GOP leader Steve Scalise is also backing Stefanik. Their endorsements signal that the fallout over Cheney’s repeated clashes with Trump
  
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• Sierra Vista man arrested after confessing to shooting another man

  05-05-2021 22:56
  
  Sierra Vista Police Department Tate RowlandSIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Sierra Vista man is behind bars after confessing he shot another man on Tuesday, police say.
  Tate Rowland, 22, faces several charges, including aggravated assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm.Police responded to the 200 block of E. Berridge Drive for a report of a man who had been shot.
  An officer found a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his left thigh, police say.The man was transported to the hospi
  
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• Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. soars 44% in stock market debut

  05-05-2021 22:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The stock of the diaper and baby-wipe seller founded by actress Jessica Alba soared more than than 40% in its stock market debut. That gave the Los Angeles-based Honest Co. a market value of nearly $2.1 billion. Alba founded Honest Co. a decade ago. She said she was prompted to start the company after baby laundry detergents that she was using caused her allergic reactions. Its stock, trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “HNST,” rose 7% to close at $23. Alba,
  
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• Husband of missing Colorado woman arrested on murder charge

  05-05-2021 22:53
  
  DENVER (AP) — The husband of a southern Colorado woman who has been missing for nearly a year has been arrested on multiple charges, including first-degree murder. Online court records show Barry Morphew was arrested Wednesday but don’t list details of the allegations, including the victim. The arrest came ahead of an afternoon news conference in which authorities said they would provide a “major announcement” in the investigation into Suzanne Morphew’s disappearanc
  
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• US tribe shares vaccine with relatives, neighbors in Canada

  05-05-2021 22:47
  
  BABB, Mont. (AP) — A Native American tribe in northern Montana is giving its surplus COVID-19 vaccines to its First Nations relatives and others from neighboring communities in Canada. The effort by the Blackfeet Nation illustrates the disparity in speed at which the United States and Canada are distributing doses. More than 30% of adults in the U.S. are fully vaccinated, while in Canada that figure is around 3%. Most eligible citizens of the Blackfeet Nation are vaccinated, and the tribe
  
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• Oregon moves toward safe storage of guns; ban from Capitol

  05-05-2021 22:46
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate has passed a bill that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they and others will be deprived of the ability to defend themselves. The bill is named after two people who were slain in a shooting at a Portland-area shopping mall in 2012, passed the House last week and goes to Gov. Kate Brown for signing. It aims to prevent accidental shootings by children, suicides and ma
  
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• Federal judge strikes down CDC eviction moratorium

  05-05-2021 22:46
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium. The Justice Department announced it would appeal the ruling Wednesday from the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., so there likely won’t be any immediate impact. In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended the pandemic-related protection through the end of June. The ban provides protection for rent
  
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• The Latest: Chicago plans events for fully vaccinated people

  05-05-2021 22:44
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago leaders are planning the return of cultural events this summer, including a concert series only for people who are fully COVID-19 vaccinated.The concerts, called the Protect Chicago Music Series, begin later this month and will require ticketholders to show vaccination cards and identification.
  Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady said Tuesday that the city won’t mandate vaccines for Chicagoans but the concert series is a “creative w
  
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• More than 200 NGOs call for UN arms embargo on Myanmar

  05-05-2021 22:38
  
  The post More than 200 NGOs call for UN arms embargo on Myanmar appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Oregon ensures safe storage of guns; bans them from Capitol

  05-05-2021 22:37
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate has passed a bill that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they and others will be deprived of the ability to defend themselves. The bill is named after two people who were slain in a shooting at a Portland-area shopping mall in 2012, passed the House last week and goes to Gov. Kate Brown for signing. It aims to prevent accidental shootings by children, suicides and ma
  
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• Texas Republicans pushing abortion ban after 6 weeks

  05-05-2021 22:35
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The GOP-dominated Texas state House grave preliminary approval to a measure that would ban abortions after as early six weeks — which is before many women know they are pregnant — and allow private citizens to enforce the rule through civil lawsuits. The move Wednesday would have Texas join about a dozen other Republican-led states to pass so-called “heartbeat bills” which have been mostly blocked by federal courts. Critics say the Texas bill wo
  
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• Missouri court to mull disciplining Gardner in Greitens case

  05-05-2021 22:35
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The head of the Missouri office that oversees lawyers’ professional conduct alleges that a review of the investigation that brought down former Gov. Eric Greitens three years ago uncovered evidence that the prosecutor in charge concealed evidence that could have helped him. Alan Pratzel, Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel, contends in a court document obtained by the St. Louis Posts-Dispatch that there is probable cause to believe that St. Louis Circuit Atto
  
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• AP: Trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past

  05-05-2021 22:33
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired anyway with the apparent help of a forged bureau letter that scrubbed his record clean. The FBI tells the Associated Press the letter that omitted any mention of Christopher Bauer’s suspension from the FBI’s New Orleans office is “not legitimate.” Alabama state police i
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner doing first sit-down interview of campaign

  05-05-2021 22:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner is continuing the slow rollout of her campaign for California governor with a one-on-one interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. The Republican who calls herself a “compassionate disrupter” kicked off her run nearly two weeks ago. But her appearance on Hannity’s stage is her first in-person campaign event, nearly two weeks after announcing her candidacy on Twitter. The 71-year-old Jenner is a reality TV personality and Olympic hero who
  
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• UK sending patrol boats to Jersey over post-Brexit dispute

  05-05-2021 22:15
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it is sending two patrol vessels to monitor the situation on the island of Jersey amid a dispute with France over fishing rights following Britain’s departure from the European Union. A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was an “urgent need for a de-escalation in tensions and for dialogue between Jersey and France on fishing access.” Authorities on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands near the coast of
  
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• EXPLAINER: Will juror’s march presence impact Chauvin case?

  05-05-2021 22:14
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Legal experts say the revelation that a juror who helped convict Derek Chauvin had participated in a march in Washington, D.C., months before the trial is unlikely to affect that guilty verdict. But that’s not always the case. Though rare, there have been cases in which convictions have been tossed out or reexamined after new information about a juror is discovered. Brandon Mitchell is one of 12 jurors who convicted Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd. He says th
  
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• US stock indexes mixed as tech rebound fades; Peloton drops

  05-05-2021 22:12
  
  Major U.S. stock indexes are closing with mixed results Wednesday as a pullback in utilities and real estate companies keeps gains elsewhere in the market in check. The S&P 500 posted a gain of 0.1% to 4,167, after having been up 0.6% earlier in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 97 points, or 0.3%, to 34,230, but the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4% after shedding an earlier gain. Financial stocks were among the winners. JPMorgan Chase rose 1.3%. Energy companies also climbed. Exxo
  
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• Salvage crews removing fuel from capsized lift boat

  05-05-2021 22:04
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Salvage crews have begun removing fuel from a lift boat that capsized off the Louisiana coast in a storm last month. The Coast Guard says the work started earlier this week after salvage crews arrived over the weekend at the site and familiarized themselves with the equipment. A Coast Guard spokesperson, Nicole Groll, says the salvage crews are first focusing on removing the fuel from the tank above the water line and then they’ll get the fuel from tanks below the
  
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• Giant sequoia still smoldering from 2020 California wildfire

  05-05-2021 22:00
  
  SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A giant sequoia has been found smoldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California’s huge wildfires last year. The National Park Service said Wednesday that the cause appears to be the 2020 Castle Fire, which burned more than 270 square miles in the Sierra Nevada. Officials say the fact that areas are still smoldering and smoking from last year’s fire demonstrates how dry the park is. They say that with
  
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• US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

  05-05-2021 21:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is throwing its support behind efforts to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to speed the end of the pandemic. United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the government’s position in a Wednesday statement, amid World Trade Organization talks over easing global trade rules to enable more countries to produce more of the life-saving vaccines. Tai says, “The Administration believes s
  
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• San Francisco women stabbed amid wave of attacks on Asians

  05-05-2021 21:55
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two elderly Asian women were stabbed without warning as they waited for a bus in downtown San Francisco in the latest in a series of attacks against Asian Americans nationwide since the start of the pandemic. Police said in a statement that they have not ruled out the possibility that Tuesday’s attack was a hate crime, but officers were still gathering details. There have also been numerous attacks in New York City, where a police hate crime task force is investi
  
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• Brazilian comedian’s COVID-19 death unites nation in grief

  05-05-2021 21:44
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The COVID-19 death of a popular comedian has prompted an outpouring of grief across all sectors of society in Brazil, a nation otherwise deeply divided over how to cope with the disease. Forty-two-year-old Paulo Gustavo died Tuesday evening at a Rio hospital after nearly a month in intensive care. Fans had begun a vigil in the streets outside. Conservative President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted his regret at the death of Paulo Gustavo, “who with his talent and charism
  
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• US approves waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

  05-05-2021 21:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is throwing its support behind efforts to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to speed the end of the pandemic.United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the government’s position in a Wednesday statement, amid World Trade Organization talks over easing global trade rules to enable more countries to produce more of the life-saving vaccines.These extraordinary times and circumstances of
  
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• Deluge over: Southeast cleaning up debris of rain, twisters

  05-05-2021 21:43
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A Southern deluge that dumped several inches of rain in a few hours and spawned at least three tornadoes has eased. But homeowners and workers are now cleaning up a wide area across the Southeast. With heavy rains still falling near the Gulf Coast, crews used shovels and heavy machines to remove debris that covered roads and bridges as floodwaters receded in metro Birmingham. Some schools there opened late or held classes online because of high water. About 100,000
  
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• Mom who gave birth on flight didn’t know she was pregnant

  05-05-2021 21:40
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu last week. Mounga said she didn’t know she was pregnant, and then the baby “came out of nowhere” while flying to Hawaii. The baby boy, Raymond Mounga, arrived early at just 29 weeks while mom was traveling to Oahu for vacation with her family. A Hawaii Pacific Health family medicine physician and three neonatal intensive ca
  
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• Arizona governor appoints Tom Simplot to head housing agency

  05-05-2021 21:36
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has picked a former Phoenix city councilman and top lobbyist for apartment owners to head the Arizona Department of Housing. Ducey announced his appointment of Tom Simplot on Wednesday. He takes the helm as the state recovers from a pandemic that led many to suddenly lose their jobs and incomes, facing the prospect of eviction or foreclosure. Ducey says the state is getting just over $500 million in federal housing assistance to help renters, homeowners and t
  
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• Marge Pellegrino selected as Pima County Library’s latest Writer-In-Residence

  05-05-2021 21:35
  
  The Pima County Public Library has selected Tucson author Marge Pellegrino as its 12th writer-in-residence, following a previous PCPL residence in 2017.…
  
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• Facebook board upholds Trump ban, just not indefinitely

  05-05-2021 21:35
  
  Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump’s accounts, having concluded that he incited violence leading to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company’s quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would last, saying that an “indefinite” ban on the former president was unreasonable. The ruling, which gives Facebook six months to compl
  
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• Tucson man arrested following pursuit

  05-05-2021 21:34
  
  Sahuarita Police Department Michael Caylor
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Tucson man has been taken into custody following pursuit Wednesday morning in Sahuarita, police say.
  Sahuarita officers attempted a traffic stop on a Mitsubishi Eclipse for a window tint violation just after 6 a.m. The vehicle fled the area, leading officers on a short pursuit.
  Later, deputies spotted the vehicle on Interstate 19.
  "The vehicle attempted to evade law enforcement by cutting across the freeway median, but the v
  
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• Maryland business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion

  05-05-2021 21:30
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner of a Maryland physical therapy business is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to not paying more than $258,000 in federal employment taxes. Fifty-seven-year-old Harshe Shende of Hanover pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight counts of failing to pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service in 2014 and 2015. Shende formed a company called Progressive Rehab Services in 2004 and employed physical and occupational therapists who worked with pati
  
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• Right-wing think tank ordered to pay man hurt at rally $2.4M

  05-05-2021 21:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a right-wing think tank led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to pay $2.4 million to a man injured in the 2017 rally protesting the removal of a confederate war monument Bill Burke, of Athens, Ohio, says he suffered severe injuries during the Virginia rally. Burke says he was struck by a car driven by James Alex Fields Jr., in a crash that killed a counterprotester. Federal Judge Michael Watson on Tuesday ordered the National Policy Inst
  
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• Trade Rep: Biden admin backs waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines to speed pandemic’s end

  05-05-2021 21:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trade Rep: Biden admin backs waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines to speed pandemic’s end.The post Trade Rep: Biden admin backs waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines to speed pandemic’s end appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Iowa pushes pop-up vaccination as demand for shots wanes

  05-05-2021 21:25
  
  JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — As interest in the coronavirus vaccine continues to lag, Iowa public health officials are trying to make it easier to get a shot. Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday that a bus will be set up this week in the parking lot of the Iowa Cubs baseball park in Des Moines for the first two days of games this season. A similar pop-up vaccination station is planned at the Des Moines Farmers Market this weekend. The state also now allows anyone who has had their first shot to take
  
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• For first time in a long time, Netanyahu’s rule threatened

  05-05-2021 21:19
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated Israeli politics for the past 12 years. But after a bruising two-year cycle of political deadlock, he is facing the toughest challenge of his record-setting run. He could soon find himself pushed into the opposition. Israel’s president said on Wednesday that he has given opposition leader Yair Lapid the task of trying to form a new coalition government. President Reuven Rivlin made the announcement after Netanyahu faile
  
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• To filmmaker Gibney, opioid crisis is ‘Crime of the Century’

  05-05-2021 21:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary maker Alex Gibney considers the opioid crisis no accident. Rather, it’s the crime of the century, and in the HBO film of the same name, he meticulously traces the perpetrators. Abuse of opiates has killed nearly a half million Americans in the past two decades. Gibney shows how the drugs that caused the crisis came to be, how they were aggressively promoted and distributed, and how the government failed to act swiftly and aggressively. Although some of tho
  
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• The Latest: Spain detects 11 cases of variant found in India

  05-05-2021 21:16
  
  MADRID — Spain’s health minister says the European country has detected 11 cases of the new strain of the coronavirus first identified in India.
  Minister Carolina Darias says the cases were two separate outbreaks discovered by health officials in recent days.
  She added a plane carrying medical supplies, including oxygen and breathing machines, for hard-hit India will leave on Thursday. Last week, Spain’s government approved a shipment of seven tons of medical supplies to help I
  
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• St. Louis police oversight board undermined, report says

  05-05-2021 21:10
  
  A civilian police oversight board established in St. Louis soon after Michael Brown’s death in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, has been shut out from reviewing any of the fatal police shootings. The St. Louis Civilian Oversight Board (COB) report, released Monday, sums up its activities for the period of 2016 through 2019 and indicates it has been undermined from fulfilling one of its chief duties — reviewing officer-involved shooting investigations. The report cites 21 fatal police shoot
  
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