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• Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate

  20-05-2021 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change. An executive order Biden issued Thursday calls for concrete steps to mitigate climate risks. The White House said the order will protect workers’ life savings, spur job creation and help the United States lower greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. The order di
  
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• Trustee: Nonacademic background halted Hannah-Jones tenure

  20-05-2021 23:48
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the University of North Carolina’s board of trustees says investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure application was halted because she didn’t come from a traditional academic background. Richard Stevens is the chairman of the board of trustees for the Chapel Hill campus. He said Thursday that his colleague who leads the subcommittee that considers tenure applications chose in January to postpone the review of Hannah-Jo
  
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• Minneapolis mayor: After year of reckoning, time for change

  20-05-2021 23:46
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — From the death of George Floyd to the recent death of a 6-year-old girl from gun violence, the mayor of Minneapolis says his city has experienced one trauma after another this past year — and the city’s Black community has felt the pain the most. Mayor Jacob Frey is pushing ahead with a public safety proposal that he says will help keep all neighborhoods safe and hold police accountable. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, he spoke of his plan, a
  
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• 2 men killed, woman hurt after gun fired into car in Phoenix

  20-05-2021 23:36
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say two men are dead and a woman injured after a gun was fired into a vehicle in Phoenix. The victims of Wednesday night’s shooting have been identified as 50-year-old Gerard Labbe and 29-year-old Adrien Lopez. Police say Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene while Labbe was pronounced dead at a hospital. According to police investigators, a man approached a sedan and an argument ensued between the man and the occupants of the vehicle. Police say the man then f
  
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• U.S. rapper Flo Rida helps San Marino reach Eurovision final

  20-05-2021 23:34
  
  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Tiny San Marino got a big dose of star power Thursday as U.S. rapper Flo Rida helped the city state qualify for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The rapper is known for hits including 2008′s “Low.” He joined singer Senhit on stage for her song “Adrenalina” at the Ahoy arena. Iceland also was among the 10 national acts voted into Saturday’s final despite not even performing live because one of the band members
  
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• Agent says suspect in 2018 Iowa slaying told her, ‘I did it’

  20-05-2021 23:21
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An investigator says the man charged with killing a University of Iowa student who went missing after going for a run in 2018 led police and said that he killed her but couldn’t remember how. Officer Pamela Romero testified Thursday at the first-degree murder trial for Cristhian Bahena Rivera in the fatal stabbing death of Mollie Tibbetts. Romero said that Bahena Rivera told her that he thought Tibbetts was attractive, approached her while she ran and then foug
  
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• California judge drops murder charge in stillbirth delivery

  20-05-2021 23:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California judge has dismissed a murder case against a woman who delivered a stillbirth after consuming meth while pregnant. Kings County Superior Court Judge Robert Shane Burns said Thursday that prosecutors failed to provide evidence that Chelsea Becker consumed drugs knowing it could kill her child. Becker’s attorneys have argued that California’s homicide law does not apply to pregnant women. Prosecutors have said the case is not about reproductive ri
  
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• Woman says she set boundaries, but actor Masterson raped her

  20-05-2021 23:13
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for actor Danny Masterson repeatedly challenged a woman on the witness stand over why she agreed to go to Masterson’s house on the night she said he raped her. Thomas Mesereau asked the woman if it was right that she knew “full well” she would be taking her clothes off at Masterson’s house, as he had told her she would in a text message. The woman answered with a firm “No.” The exchange came at a hearing Thursday to determi
  
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• Single moms sue Missouri for refusing to expand Medicaid

  20-05-2021 23:12
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two single mothers are among a group of women suing Missouri for denying them access to Medicaid health care as called for in the state Constitution. The two mothers and a third woman sued Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s administration Thursday. Voters last year amended the Constitution to expand access to the health insurance program to hundreds of thousands more low-income adults, including the three women. But Parson last week dropped plans to expand Medicaid af
  
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• 14 bodies found at home of ex-cop in El Salvador murder case

  20-05-2021 23:10
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Prosecutors in El Salvador say 14 bodies have now been found at the home of a former police officer who was arrested this month for murdering two women. Authorities have said the case revealed the existence of a murder ring that may have operated for a decade. The search at the home began after the 51-year-old former officer confessed to killing a woman and her daughter. Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators have uncovered eight pits that held 14 bod
  
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• Roger Hawkins, drummer for ‘The Swampers’, dies at 75

  20-05-2021 23:08
  
  MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (AP) — Roger Hawkins, the original drummer for the studio band immortalized as “The Swampers” in the rock hit “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died. He was 75. Ana Hyde, studio and operations manager at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, said Hawkins died Thursday after an extended illness. Hawkins was the drummer for the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as “The Swampers.” He was a founder of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, along with
  
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• Airport property in small town on Arizona-Utah border grows

  20-05-2021 23:06
  
  COLORADO CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The airport grounds in a small town along the Arizona-Utah border just got bigger. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently transferred land to Colorado City that, along with private land, nearly doubles the size of the airport property. Officials say the transfer helps the town comply with Federal Aviation Administration standards for safety and design. The public airport was built in the 1960s with dirt runways that were paved in 1991. The Bureau of Land Ma
  
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• William, Harry condemn BBC over ‘deceitful’ Diana interview

  20-05-2021 23:00
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his brother Prince Harry have issued strongly-worded statements criticizing the BBC and British media for unethical practices after an investigation found that one of the broadcaster’s journalists used “deceitful behavior” to secure Princess Diana’s most explosive TV interview in 1995. A report Thursday said BBC journalist Martin Bashir used false documents and other dishonest tactics to persuade Diana to agree to the interview. Will
  
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• Husband’s charges newest woe for Rochester, New York, mayor

  20-05-2021 22:57
  
  A mayor in upstate New York whose past year has been marred by police brutality protests and her indictment in a campaign finance case now faces a new crisis: Her husband is charged with being part of a cocaine distribution ring. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren’s husband pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal drug and weapons charges. Warren herself was not charged. At a news conference, District Attorney Sandra Doorley refused to answer questions about whether investigators believe the may
  
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• Colonial Pipeline CEO to testify before Congress next month

  20-05-2021 22:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of Colonial Pipeline is set to testify before Congress next month about a cyberattack that caused the company to halt operations for several days. Joseph Blount is scheduled to appear before the House Homeland Security on June 9, when lawmakers will question him about a ransomware attack that U.S. officials have blamed on a criminal hacking gang in Russia. The company, which supplies about 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, confirmed th
  
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• DOJ: Alabama prisons remain deadly, homicides increasing

  20-05-2021 22:49
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Alabama prisons have not improved despite years of warnings and that inmate homicides have increased. The Justice Department on Wednesday filed the amended complaint in the federal lawsuit that was filed last year against the state. Officials wrote that failed negotiations make it clear that constitutional compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means. The Department of Justice is asking a judge to declare Alabama’s violen
  
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• Biden meets with Kennedy Center honorees at White House

  20-05-2021 22:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spent Thursday morning in a star-studded meeting with this year’s Kennedy Center honorees. The president met at the White House with country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and actress Debbie Allen, violin virtuoso Midori, folk music icon Joan Baez and actor Dick Van Dyke. The awards program typically centers around a gala in the Kennedy Center’s main theater, but the event this time will be much different. Event planners are filming vari
  
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• Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul

  20-05-2021 22:47
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a rare internal overhaul. The scientists said this week that the Advanced Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory is being refurbished and improved with new components and experimental capacity. The reactor’s experiments help the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered war fleet stay at sea longer, bolster NASA&rsq
  
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• Iowa Republicans pass new absentee ballot restrictions

  20-05-2021 22:45
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans have approved strict limits on who can assist voters in delivering ballots in a surprise change to state election law hours before adjourning the legislative session. Legislators approved the restrictions Wednesday night in a party-line vote. Weeks earlier, Iowa became one of the first Republican-run states to extensively rewrite election rules to tighten other aspects of voting, including when ballots can be turned in and how voter rolls are mainta
  
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• Michigan nonprofit helps vaccinate those with disabilities

  20-05-2021 22:43
  
  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A nonprofit dedicated to assisting those with developmental disabilities has been hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinics at its offices in suburban Detroit. JARC is partnering with Oakland County to provide a comfortable and supportive environment designed to put those with disabilities at ease. The nonprofit has hosted a dozen community vaccine clinics at its offices since March. The clinics are open to anyone and have hosted between 50 to 600 people, dependin
  
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• Reporter’s driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns

  20-05-2021 22:41
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Waymo recently launched the United States’ first large-scale ride-hailing service with autonomous vehicles that operate at roadway speeds and don’t have human backup drivers. The program in suburban Phoenix serves hundreds of passengers each week, and offers prices in line with Uber and Lyft. The minivans are equipped with remote-sensing technology and can detect people, vehicles and other objects from several hundred yards away. But Waymo and other devel
  
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• Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire to end bloody 11-day war

  20-05-2021 22:39
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas have announced a cease-fire to end a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought life in much of Israel to a standstill. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced late Thursday that his Security Cabinet approved the Egyptian-mediated proposal. Hamas quickly followed suit and said it would honor the deal. The truce was set to go into effect at 2 a.m., just over three hours after the cabinet’s
  
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• Report: Chris Cuomo advised brother on sex harassment claims

  20-05-2021 22:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CNN says it was inappropriate for news anchor Chris Cuomo to be involved in phone calls with the staff of his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Washington Post reported that the CNN news anchor was involved in strategy sessions on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations against his older brother. The Post said Chris Cuomo advised not resigning in the wake of the accusations, which his brother has not done. CNN has not disciplined its prime time anchor for bei
  
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• Ontario allows for golf and announces a staged reopening

  20-05-2021 22:36
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s premier has announced plans to again allow golf, tennis and other outdoor recreational activities beginning this weekend and says there will be a staged reopening of Canada’s largest province starting next month. Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that Ontario is able to loosen pandemic restrictions because coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are in decline while vaccinations increase. Ford says outdoor recreation can resume Saturday while a steppe
  
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• Networks rely on reboots, franchises amid streaming’s rise

  20-05-2021 22:26
  
  Everything old is new again on network television, and without apology. As the TV industry rushes into the future with streaming services, traditional broadcasters unveiled 2021-22 schedules that rely heavily on familiar series brands and reboots of decades-old shows. Among them is CBS’ “CSI: Vegas,” a new version of the hit drama that debuted two decades ago. The networks’ plans also reflected notable efforts at promoting diversity and social activism. Fox will air &ldqu
  
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• Italy, EU vow to support Tunisia’s economy to stem migration

  20-05-2021 22:16
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Italy and the European Union have promised to support Tunisia’s economy as part of their efforts to stem migration across the Mediterranean Sea toward Europe. Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson visited Tunisia on Thursday for talks with President Kais Saied and Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. Saied called for a “global approach” that goes beyond immigration security to address poverty and u
  
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• Israel approves unilateral cease-fire in Gaza offensive

  20-05-2021 22:15
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has announced a cease-fire in the bruising 11-day war against Hamas militants that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought life in much of Israel to a standstill.
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced the cease-fire late Thursday after a meeting of his Security Cabinet, which unanimously accepted an Egyptian proposal.
  The two sides were still determining exactly when it was to take effect. Senior defense official
  
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• Resorts World Las Vegas gets regulatory OK to open June 24

  20-05-2021 22:13
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Malaysia-based owner of Resorts World Las Vegas now has regulatory approval to deal cards, roll dice and welcome gamblers when it opens June 24 on the Las Vegas Strip. Genting Group and its publicly traded subsidiary Genting Malaysia Berhad won praise Thursday from the Nevada Gaming Commission for the $4.3 billion development and the boost it can provide as Las Vegas emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Resort President Scott Sibella says the property aims to be the
  
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• Stocks end higher on Wall Street, breaking a 3-day slump

  20-05-2021 22:09
  
  Stock closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, ending a three-day losing streak. Technology and communications companies led the way higher. Chipmaker Nvidia and Netflix were among the winners. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.8%. Investors were encouraged by the latest jobs data that showed fewer Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week, another sign that the economic recovery is underway. Oil prices fell and dragged down energy stocks. Oatly, the largest
  
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• NTSB issues report on fatal train crash near Kingman in 2018

  20-05-2021 22:05
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the failure of a BNSF Railway crew to adhere to restricted speed requirements caused a fatal train crash near Kingman almost three years ago. Authorities said one BNSF employee was killed and another seriously injured in the June 2018 collision.  The NTSB said in its report released Thursday that the collision occurred when a BNSF intermodal train, operating in centralized traffic control territory, collided w
  
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• Hawaii News Now obtains video from police shooting of teen

  20-05-2021 21:58
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii News Now has obtained body camera footage from a Honolulu police shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy suspected in a series of violent crimes. The footage from a camera worn by an officer shows him behind the car driven by the teen when he fired 10 consecutive shots at the back of the driver’s seat. The Honolulu Police Department has refused to release any footage from the April 5 shooting because there were other minors in the car. However, no faces can be s
  
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• Feds: 18 electronic devices seized from Giuliani and firm

  20-05-2021 21:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 18 electronic devices taken during raids last month on Rudolph Giuliani’s home and his law firm in a probe of his dealings in Ukraine belong to Giuliani and employees of his firm. The previously redacted facts were revealed when prosecutors on Thursday re-filed an April 29 letter on the public record in Manhattan federal court. The letter had sought the appointment of a “special master” to ensure nothing subject to attorney-client p
  
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• Violence tests Biden’s pullback from Middle East hotspots

  20-05-2021 21:49
  
  Surges in violence and scenes of civilian suffering are testing President Joe Biden’s resolve to wrench America’s foreign policy focus and troops away from the hotspots of the Middle East and Afghanistan. They are also giving ammunition to Biden’s political rivals at home. Biden and his supporters say that by shifting the U.S. military and diplomatic focus from bogged-down conflicts, he’s bringing an overdue end to failed policies that often only prolonged strife. They sa
  
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• UN refugee agency calls on US to end asylum restrictions

  20-05-2021 21:49
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has made an unusual plea for the Biden administration to lift pandemic-related restrictions on people seeking asylum in the United States. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday asked for an end to so-called Title 42 authority. It’s named for a section of an obscure 1944 U.S. public health law that former President Donald Trump used last year to effectively end asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. President Joe Biden has kept
  
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• Vaccinations Available at Foothills Mall; Tucson Repeals Mask Mandate

  20-05-2021 21:46
  
  Pima County is expanding vaccine opportunities, offering daily walk-in vaccinations at Foothills Mall. …
  
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• Tulsa cybersecurity attack similar to pipeline attack

  20-05-2021 21:45
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — City officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, say a cybersecurity attack on the city’s computer system was similar to an attack on the Colonial Pipeline. They say the hacker is known, but declined to identify the person or group. Mayor G.T. Bynum said Thursday that the attack remains under investigation and the city paid no ransom. Bynum and Chief Information Officer Michael Dellinger said each of the city’s computer systems are being examined and cleaned. They say it
  
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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announces cease-fire in Gaza operation

  20-05-2021 21:39
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announces cease-fire in Gaza operation.The post Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announces cease-fire in Gaza operation appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Man suspected of killing 3 in 2 states still eluding police

  20-05-2021 21:24
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The search for a man who authorities say fired shots at officers during a chase in South Carolina has stretched into a third day. Since the search started Monday, investigators have linked 27-year-old Tyler Terry to a killing in York County and two other Chester County shootings all this month as well as two shooting deaths in Missouri. The woman who was driving Terry during the chase late Monday night remains in custody and the body of her missing husband was found.
  
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• Lego is releasing an LGBTQ-themed set for Pride Month

  20-05-2021 21:22
  
  Lego via CNN Newsource(CNN) - Everyone is awesome in Lego world.
  The toy maker is releasing its first ever LGBTQ-themed set named "Everyone is Awesome".It contains 346 pieces, including 11 figures, each with an assigned rainbow color.We’re super excited to reveal our new set - LEGO Everyone is Awesome! Because we celebrate every LEGO builder#LEGO #EveryoneIsAwesome pic.twitter.com/J7KSz3zWik— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 20, 2021
  Lego says the model was inspired by the class rainbow flag
  
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• Israeli media: Cabinet approves cease-fire in Gaza

  20-05-2021 21:21
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet has approved a unilateral cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation in the Gaza Strip. The decision came after heavy U.S. pressure to halt the offensive. It was not immediately clear when the truce was to take effect. The public broadcaster Kan said the fighting was to halt immediately. Other TV channels said it would go into effect at 2 a.m. There was no immediate reaction from
  
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• Mexican president draws US into dispute over governor

  20-05-2021 21:14
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has made little headway defusing a standoff over a border state governor facing money-laundering charges. A disagreement between courts, Congress and prosecutors make it unclear whether Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca can be arrested. The only thing clear is that any diplomatic documents the United States sends to Mexico are at risk of being published. Despite diplomatic protocols, and Mexico’s own confidentiality laws, President André
  
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• Israeli media: Israeli Security Cabinet has approved cease-fire to end 11-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip

  20-05-2021 21:13
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media: Israeli Security Cabinet has approved cease-fire to end 11-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip.The post Israeli media: Israeli Security Cabinet has approved cease-fire to end 11-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Boat builder buying NC company, seeks to create 500 new jobs

  20-05-2021 21:11
  
  NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — The world’s largest fishing and recreational boat builder has announced its acquisition of North Carolina-based Hatteras Yachts. White River Marine Group also aims to upgrade Hatteras operations in New Bern and create 500 jobs by 2025. White River is a subsidiary of the company that operates Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s. Company leaders joined Gov. Roy Cooper and other state officials on Thursday in New Bern for the announcement. White River was looking to
  
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• The Latest: NY offers lottery scratch tickets for vaccine

  20-05-2021 20:56
  
  NEW YORK — People who get vaccinated at select state-run vaccination sites in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket as the state tries to boost slowing vaccination rates.Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the pilot program at 10 state-run sites will offer prizes from $20 up to $5 million and run from Monday to May 28.The governor says there’s a one in nine chance of winning a scratch ticket prize in New York, which is joining states like Ohio that have similar lottery incentiv
  
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• US, Russia hold parallel military drills in the Balkans

  20-05-2021 20:54
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia and Russia have launched joint military exercises near Serbia’s capital as U.S.-led forces held massive drills in neighboring Balkan nations. The drills on Thursday appeared to show Moscow’s resolve to maintain influence in the European region torn by wars in the 1990s. The Serbian and Russian defense ministries said the joint training of some 200 special troops will include “the destruction of an illegal military formation,” live ammu
  
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• GOP not budging on infrastructure offer in President Biden talks

  20-05-2021 20:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have not substantially budged off their initial $568 billion infrastructure proposal.
  That's despite overtures from the White House to work toward a compromise. President Joe Biden seeks a bipartisan agreement on his sweeping $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.
  But the lack of any sizable movement from Republicans is certain to spark fresh worries from Democrats that time is slipping for a deal.
  There was “not a significantly changed offer” f
  
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• Judge drops murder charges against 2 Mississippi cops

  20-05-2021 20:51
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state judge in Mississippi has dismissed murder charges against two police officers accused of body-slamming and beating a Black man. News outlets report that Hinds County Judge Faye Peterson ended the trial of former Jackson officers Desmond Barney and Lincoln Lampley on Thursday. She ruled that prosecutors failed to present evidence that they acted criminally against 62-year-old George Robinson in January 2019. An indictment alleged that they and a third officer t
  
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• GOP not budging on infrastructure offer in Biden talks

  20-05-2021 20:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have not substantially budged off their initial $568 billion infrastructure proposal. That’s despite overtures from the White House to work toward a compromise. President Joe Biden seeks a bipartisan agreement on his sweeping $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. But the lack of any sizable movement from Republicans is certain to spark fresh worries from Democrats that time is slipping for a deal. There was “not a significantly changed offer&rd
  
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• Experts predict busy Atlantic storm season but not like 2020

  20-05-2021 20:39
  
  Forecasters expect yet another busy Atlantic hurricane season this year, but they say it won’t be as crazy as 2020. Thursday’s forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts 13 to 20 named storms. It says 6 to 10 of those will become hurricanes. It forecasts that three to five will be major hurricanes with winds of more than 110 mph. That’s more than the average year. But it’s not like 2020 when forecasters had to dip into the Greek alphabet fo
  
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• Prosecutors: Shots fired at teen mistaken for suspect

  20-05-2021 20:34
  
  EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors in Maryland have found that a sheriff’s deputy and Pennsylvania state trooper mistook a 15-year-old bystander for an attempted murder suspect they were chasing last year and fired shots in the teen’s direction eight times. The teen was not struck. But The Frederick News-Post reports that in a report released Wednesday, prosecutors investigating the October 2020 incident found the “use of deadly force” was not “objectively unr
  
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