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• Former Michigan State basketball star charged with murder

  07-06-2021 23:59
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A former captain of the Michigan State University basketball team has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man in Detroit. Keith Appling is accused of killing 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds on May 22. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says Appling and Edmonds had an argument over a gun. Appling has been in custody since his arrest on May 24. He played for Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. Appling also played basketball overseas and had two brief contracts
  
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• US recovers most of ransom paid after Colonial Pipeline hack

  07-06-2021 23:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month. The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by a specialized ransomware task force created by the Biden administration Justice Department. Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, which supplies rough
  
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• Capitol riot suspect blames ‘pack of lies,’ seeks release

  07-06-2021 23:48
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man pictured prominently with a QAnon shirt ahead of a crowd of insurgents inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack is asking a judge to release him from jail saying “he feels deceived, recognizing that he bought into a pack of lies.” Douglas Jensen, in a document filed by his attorney Monday, says he believed he was a “true patriot” for going to Washington at the urging of Donald Trump. He said his intention was to only obser
  
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• Long-running feud leaves two Catalina neighbors dead

  07-06-2021 23:45
  
  A long-simmering neighborhood feud turned deadly in the Catalina area on Friday, June 4, leading to two deaths, including the shooter, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. …
  
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• Arizona State baseball coach Smith out after 7 seasons

  07-06-2021 23:42
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Tracy Smith is out after seven seasons as Arizona State’s baseball coach. Athletic director Ray Anderson announced that the school and Smith agreed to part ways a day after the Sun Devils were bounced from the NCAA’s Austin Regional. Smith was hired in 2014 after earning national coach of the year honors at Indiana the year before. He led Arizona State to NCAA regionals four times, but no trips to the College World Series. The Sun Devils finished 33-22 after
  
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• Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion for assault on state Capitol

  07-06-2021 23:25
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek wants to expel a Republican lawmaker who allowed violent protesters into the state Capitol in December. Fellow Republicans want him out too. Video that emerged late Friday in local news reports that apparently showed Rep. Mike Nearman choreographing how he would let protesters into the Capitol, which was closed to the public, exploded like a bombshell in the Legislature on Monday. For even the minority Republicans in the House, it was too
  
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• Border Patrol rescues several migrants in Sonoran Desert amid high temperatures

  07-06-2021 23:21
  
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  YUMA, Ariz. (KVOA) - Several migrants were rescued over the weekend in the Sonoran Desert, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.CBP says Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents received 10 calls for help and rescued a total of 25 subjects from Friday to Sunday.In an incident that occurred Friday evening, a 23-year-old man from Mexico required to be airlifted to Phoenix for life-saving medical attention after he was found with a 31-year-old Honduran 35 miles
  
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• Bid by GOP Arizona House leaders to pass budget falls flat

  07-06-2021 23:17
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House failed to pass key portions of a $12.8 billion state budget that contains a massive $1.9 billion income tax cut after one Republican joined all Democrats in opposing the measure. Monday’s developments were a major defeat for GOP House leaders who risked the vote knowing they lacked support. Rep. David Cook’s opposition to the size of the tax cuts had been known for days, but Republican House leaders hoped he would come around if they forced the
  
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• Deported veteran sues to get naturalization interview in US

  07-06-2021 23:13
  
  A former U.S. Marine who was deported to Mexico is suing to demand the U.S. government let him attend a naturalization interview so he can meet the requirements of becoming an American. Hector Ocegueda-Rivera filed the lawsuit in federal court in California on Monday. He was scheduled to attend a naturalization interview in Los Angeles more than a year ago but couldn’t because he was denied a visa and parole to get back into the country. He has since been asking U.S. officials to conduct h
  
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• AP Interview: Scott says final score on Pac-12 tenure TBD

  07-06-2021 23:12
  
  Larry Scott’s 11-year tenure as Pac-12 commissioner is in its final month. The conference announced in January he would be stepping down June 30. He came to the then-Pac-10 as an outsider to college sports. He led a transformation of the conference with expansion and a billion-dollar media rights deal. But the Pac-12 struggled to keep up with some of its Power Five conference peers in football on field and in revenue generation for its members. In an interview with AP,  Scott said he
  
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• 3 linked to grad party shooting charged in attack on car

  07-06-2021 23:07
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Three teenagers who police say are linked to the weekend shooting at a Florida graduation party are charged in a separate attack targeting two people in a car. The Miami-Dade Police Department said in a news release that the three were spotted in a red Chevrolet Malibu outside a hookah lounge where the graduation party was taking place. Three people died and at least five were wounded in that shooting early Sunday. Police say the three teenagers left the party and saw a car on
  
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• Kansas City man gets lengthy prison term for killing 2 women

  07-06-2021 23:05
  
  HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 32-year-old Kansas City man convicted of killing two women a decade apart has been sentenced to life in prison for one of the killings and 15 years behind bars for the other, with the terms to run consecutively. Kylr Yust was convicted in April of second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Jessica Runions of Raymore, and voluntary manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky of Belton. The Cass County jury that convicted him recommended life in p
  
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• Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times

  07-06-2021 22:59
  
  DETROIT (AP) — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to overcome a big reason why many people are still avoiding them: Fear of running out of juice between Point A and Point B. Automakers have sought to quell those concerns by developing EVs that go farther per charge and fill up faster. Problem is, most public charging stations now fill cars much too slowly, requiring hours — not minutes — to provide eno
  
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• Murphy says he plans to close NJ’s only women’s prison

  07-06-2021 22:57
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he plans to shut down the state’s only women’s prison after reviewing a new investigative report he commissioned to look into a January attack by mostly male prison guards on female inmates. The January events at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women have led to criminal charges against 10 guards by the state attorney general, whose investigation is still underway. The 75-page report is based on interviews with some
  
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• Canadian police say Muslim family targeted by deadly attack

  07-06-2021 22:54
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Police in London, Ontario, say a driver plowed a pickup truck into a family of five, killing four of them and seriously injuring the other in an attack that targeted the victims because they were Muslims. Authorities say a young man was arrested in the parking lot of a nearby mall after the incident Sunday night. Police say the dead were a 74-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl. A 9-year-old boy was reported in serious condition. Twe
  
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• The Latest: Cruise line plans Florida sailings, vaccine rule

  07-06-2021 22:50
  
  MIAMI—Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has announced plans to set sail from two Florida ports while requiring guests be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, despite state legislation banning businesses from asking proof.The company says it is in talks with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ staff and attorneys “to ensure that we can offer the safest cruise experience for our passengers.”On Monday, Norwegian announced sailings from New York, Los Angeles, Port Canaveral and
  
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• GOP chair expects former Nevada AG Laxalt to run for Senate

  07-06-2021 22:49
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The head of the Senate Republican political arm says he expects former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt to challenge Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada next year. Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senate Committee, told The Associated Press he has been in touch with Laxalt. Scott said, “He has not told me that he for sure will run. But I’ll actually be surprised if he doesn’t.” Laxalt, a close ally of for
  
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• ‘Do not come’: Harris seeks ‘hope at home’ for Guatemalans

  07-06-2021 22:45
  
  Vice President Kamala HarrisGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the spike in migration to the U.S. But after her meeting with Guatemala’s president, Harris also delivered a direct warning to migrants considering making the trek, saying: “Do not come. Do not come.” Her comments underscored the challenge that remains even as Harris engages in substantive talks with the Gu
  
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• Former Chiefs assistant coach pleads not guilty in crash

  07-06-2021 22:34
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has pleaded not guilty in a crash that left a young girl critically injured. The judge modified Reid’s bond Monday to allow him to drive with an interlock device installed that requires him to pass a breathalyzer test before his vehicle will start. Reid, the son of Chiefs Coach Andy Reid, was charged in April with driving while intoxicated causing serious physical injury, two months after he hit two cars on
  
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• Amazon city shuts down amid attacks over trafficker’s death

  07-06-2021 22:28
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian Amazon’s biggest city has shut down schools and suspended public transportation amid a wave of vandalism and violence that has followed the death of an alleged leader of a drug trafficking ring in a shootout with police. Authorities said Monday that dozens of buses, public buildings, banks and personal vehicles in Manaus were targeted by a drug trafficking organization as retribution for the weekend killing. Some 29 people suspected of carrying out
  
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• Nicaragua judge orders opposition figure jailed for 90 days

  07-06-2021 22:15
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan judicial authorities have ordered a potential opposition presidential candidate held for three months while his case is investigated. Arturo Cruz Sequeira is a former ambassador to the U.S. who was arrested Saturday under a controversial “treason” law passed in December. Cruz Sequeira was considered a contender for the nomination of the opposition Citizens for Liberty party in the Nov. 7 elections. His arrest follows the detention of opposit
  
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• Apple previews new software for iPhone, other gadgets

  07-06-2021 22:15
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Apple kicked off its second annual all-virtual developer conference with a keynote that outlined new updates to its software for iPhones and other devices. The presentation highlighted features such as more privacy options for paid iCloud accounts and a “Find My” service that helps find errant AirPods, but included no major product announcements. The latest renovations in Apple’s $2 trillion empire come at a pivotal time for the Cupertino, California, comp
  
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• US stocks claw back much of an early loss and finish mixed

  07-06-2021 22:06
  
  Stocks clawed back much of their early losses and ended mixed on Wall Street Monday. The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% and the Nasdaq rose 0.5%. The subdued opening to the week follows several choppy weeks as investors continue to gauge the economy’s recovery and the risks of rising inflation. On Thursday investors will get more information on how much consumer prices rose last month. Technology stocks, banks and industrial companies pulled the broader market lower. Health care compan
  
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• Correction: US Economy-Vital Signs story

  07-06-2021 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story June 5, 2021, about the U.S. economy’s vital signs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a trade association. It is the Commercial Food Equipment Service Association, not the Commercial Food Service Equipment Association.The post Correction: US Economy-Vital Signs story appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Russia hits 9 Canadian officials with sanctions

  07-06-2021 22:04
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has targeted nine Canadian officials with sanctions in retaliation to Canada’s restrictions against Russian officials accused of involvement in the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that the Canadian officials indefinitely barred from entering Russia include David Lametti, Canada’s justice minister and attorney general, Brenda Lucki, the Canadian police commissioner and Anne Kelly, the commiss
  
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• Full volume: White House briefing room back to crammed again

  07-06-2021 22:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House briefing room on Monday might have been a fire marshal’s nightmare. For the first time in 449 days, reporters could cram into every seat for the daily briefing. Coronavirus restrictions had kept one of the most recognized rooms in the U.S. government almost empty. But mass vaccinations allowed reporters to first doff their masks on May 13. And now they can once again gather in a pack of raised hands, shouting, hard-eyed stares and the occasional grim
  
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• WHO: High vaccination rates can help reduce risk of variants

  07-06-2021 21:56
  
  GENEVA (AP) — A top World Health Organization official estimates that COVID-19 vaccination coverage of over 80% is needed to significantly lower the chance that an imported coronavirus case could spawn a cluster or a wider outbreak. Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO’s emergencies chief, said “high levels of vaccination coverage are the way out of this pandemic.” Many rich countries have been scrambling to vaccinate teenagers and children, who have a lower risk of more dangerous cases
  
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• U-Chicago will grant Ph.D. to student slain in January

  07-06-2021 21:50
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Chicago will grant a doctorate degree to a student who was killed during a series of shootings last winter. Colleagues got access to key documents in Yiran Fan’s Dropbox account and successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation about bank behaviors and risky lending. The 30-year-old Fan was randomly killed while sitting in a car in a parking garage in January, the first of seven people to be shot by a single gunman. Five died. Professor Veronica Guerri
  
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• Burger King trolls Chick-fil-A over pride support

  07-06-2021 21:49
  
  (CNN) - Burger King is taking a swipe at fast food rival Chick-fil-A.
  The restaurant tweeted it is donating 40 cents from every one of its new chicken sandwiches to the Human Rights campaign this Pride Month, and then added "even on Sunday".*6/3-6/30 with every Ch'King sold, BK will contribute 40₵ to the Human Rights Campaign (Max. donation 0k)— Burger King (@BurgerKing) June 4, 2021
  That’s a one-two punch at Chick-fil-A.Due to the chain’s devout Christian ownership, all
  
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• Q&A: Ellen Burstyn on her acting life, and not retiring

  07-06-2021 21:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — That Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who recoils at the very mention of a retirement community in the upcoming film “Queen Bees” is extremely appropriate. Rarely has an actor been as good for as long as Burstyn has. She is still, at 88, tireless, her vitality almost preternaturally undiminished. As intense as her early career was, her later years have been no less probing or challenging. While “Queen Bees” is more of fun diversion, Burstyn remains a magn
  
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• Prosecutor outlines handling of bias in plea deal assertions

  07-06-2021 21:44
  
  The head prosecutor in Pittsburgh is expounding on his policy regarding plea deals, days after it became public that he told his staff to no longer offer them to clients of a Black criminal defense lawyer who called the office “systematically racist.” Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. announced Monday his office will investigate any claim by a defense lawyer or unrepresented defendant who raise concerns that a plea offer shows racial or other bias. His new policy
  
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• Canadian police say family run down targeted as Muslims

  07-06-2021 21:38
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Police in London, Ontario say a family of five who were struck by a vehicle were targeted because they were Muslims. Four members of the family were killed in the incident and one remains in hospital. The incident occurred Sunday evening when a truck plowed into the group of pedestrians. Police say the victims are a 74-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl. A nine-year-old boy remains in hospital in serious condition. A man is under ar
  
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• US has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack

  07-06-2021 21:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month. The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is believed to be the first of its kind, and reflects what U.S. officials say is an increasingly aggressive approach to deal with a ransomware threat that in the last month
  
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• Q&A: Ellen Burstyn on her acting life, and never retiring

  07-06-2021 21:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — That Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who recoils at the very mention of a retirement community in the upcoming film “Queen Bees” is extremely appropriate. Rarely has an actor been as good for as long as Burstyn has. She is still, at 88, tireless, her vitality almost preternaturally undiminished. As intense as her early career was, her later years have been no less probing or challenging. While “Queen Bees” is more of fun diversion, Burstyn remains a magn
  
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• Ex-NBA player works to end solitary confinement in prisons

  07-06-2021 21:30
  
  Former NBA player Caron Butler is among those asking Connecticut’s governor to sign a bill that would strictly limit the use of solitary confinement in prison. Butler spent two weeks in solitary confinement while serving time in prison as a teenager on guns and drug charges. He calls it dehumanizing. The legislation requires that almost all inmates be allowed at least 6 1/2 hours out of their cells and also limits the use of certain restraints. It received final legislative approval early
  
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• Auto, student loans fuel April rise in US consumer borrowing

  07-06-2021 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing rose by $18.6 billion in April, fueled by a big rise in auto and student loans that offset a drop in credit card use. The April gain reported Monday by the Federal Reserve was the third straight month of strong increases in consumer borrowing. It followed a similar $18.6 billion increase in March. The latest increase reflected a $20.6 billion increase in the category that covers auto and student loans, the biggest advance in these loans since a $22
  
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• Official says US seized ransom made to pipeline hackers

  07-06-2021 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has seized millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency payment made to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month. FBI and Justice Department officials were to disclose the operation at a news conference later Monday. A law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the seizure ahead of the news conference told The Associated Press about it on condition of a
  
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• Boston police commissioner ousted over domestic abuse claims

  07-06-2021 21:23
  
  Boston’s police commissioner has been fired following a bitter battle to keep his job after decades-old domestic violence accusations came to light. Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s removal of Dennis White as the city’s top cop came four months after White was placed on leave over the allegations just days into his new job. White had tried to go to court to block his firing, calling the allegations false and saying the mayor has no cause to terminate him. He was suspended after The Bos
  
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• Oro Valley PD’s K9 Vader to receive body armor donation

  07-06-2021 21:20
  
  Oro Valley Police DepartmentORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Oro Valley Police Department’s K9 Vader will soon receive a bullet and stab protective vest.
  According to the department, this is thanks to a donation from a non-profit organization called Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.The non-profit helps provide bullet and stab protective vests to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States.
  Back in April, Marana Police Department also received a donation of body arm
  
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• Law enforcement official: US officials have seized cryptocurrency payment that was made after Colonial Pipeline hack

  07-06-2021 21:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement official: US officials have seized cryptocurrency payment that was made after Colonial Pipeline hack.The post Law enforcement official: US officials have seized cryptocurrency payment that was made after Colonial Pipeline hack appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Jackpot! $59K Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Tucson

  07-06-2021 21:09
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - A winning $59,000 Fantasy 5 ticket was sold in Tucson for the Saturday drawing.
  According to Arizona State Lottery, the ticket was sold at Safeway located at 9125 E Tanque Verde Rd.
  The winner matched all five numbers hitting the jackpot and winning a grand prize of $59,000.
  Saturday’s winning numbers were 4, 10, 11, 20, 25. 
  The post Jackpot! $59K Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Tucson appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• I’m fully vaccinated – should I keep wearing a mask for my unvaccinated child?

  07-06-2021 21:07
  
  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington(THE CONVERSATION) Fully vaccinated adults are celebrating their new freedom and removing their face masks. Yet for parents of children under age 12, the rejoicing might be short-lived.Since children that age do not yet have access to vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says they are better off stay
  
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• US: California militia plotted ‘war’ against police

  07-06-2021 21:03
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Court filings reveal that an Air Force sergeant accused of killing two law enforcement officers in California last year was part of a rightwing militia known as the Grizzly Scouts. The documents show that suspected gunman Steven Carrillo was not a lone actor but a member of an anti-government group preparing for more deadly attacks. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that the militia held firearms training, scouted out protests and laid out terms of “war” ag
  
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• Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket’s 1st crew flight

  07-06-2021 21:02
  
  Jeff BezosCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on Blue Origin’s first flight with a crew, becoming the first person in the world to ride his own rocket. The Amazon founder announced his intentions Monday and also invited his younger brother along. Bezos says sharing the adventure with his brother, a firefighter who’s his best friend, will make it even more “meaningful.” Blue Origin has successfully completed 15 test flights of its
  
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• Norwegian plans Florida sailings, stands by vaccine rule

  07-06-2021 20:54
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has announced plans to set sail from two Florida ports while requiring guests be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 despite state legislation banning businesses from asking proof. The company says it is in talks with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ staff and attorneys “to ensure that we can offer the safest cruise experience for our passengers.” On Monday, Norwegian announced sailings from New York, Los Angeles, Port Canav
  
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• Trooper nearly struck by drunk driver in Missouri

  07-06-2021 20:53
  
  Missouri State Highway Patrol via CNN Newsource
  BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (CNN) - An alleged drunk driver nearly strikes a Patrol Car on I-70 Saturday before overturning on the highway near Boone County.Neither driver were injured.
  The post Trooper nearly struck by drunk driver in Missouri appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

  07-06-2021 20:43
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Shemekia Copeland and guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram are among this year’s the top winners at the Blues Music Awards. Veteran musicians Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bishop also won multiple awards for their album “100 Years of Blues.” Sunday’s awards show was held online due to pandemic precautions. Winners were chosen by members of The Blues Foundation, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The awards have been held for 42 ye
  
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• NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage

  07-06-2021 20:42
  
  NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to Aug. 8. The Tokyo Games will be NBCUniversal’s 11th consecutive Olympics production and ninth consecutive Summer Games. NBC is scheduled to air 250 hours across 17 days, headlined by its prime-time coverage. NBC also announced earlier this year that it would air live coverage of the opening ceremony at 6:55 a.m. EDT on July 23. The post
  
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• The Latest: New York will soon lift more COVID-19 rules

  07-06-2021 20:36
  
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• North Carolina high school senior in flag flap gets diploma

  07-06-2021 20:36
  
  ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina high school graduate now has his diploma after a social media uproar over the Mexican flag he wore over his gown. The school district initially withheld the diploma from 18-year-old Evan Lopez, saying that it violated the graduation dress code. A video of the ceremony went viral, and Asheboro High School Principal Penny Crooks was subjected to threats. The Lopez family sought a meeting to smooth things out, and WGHP reports that Lopez walked out with
  
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