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Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings start the season at home against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Los Angeles finished 29-35-6 overall and 10-13-1 in division games in the 2019-20 season. Goalies for the Kings allowed 2.8 goals on 29.5 shots per game last season.
Minnesota went 35-27-7 overall and 8-10-1 in division action during the 2019-20 season. The Wild were called for 247 penalties last season averaging 3.6 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes per game.
INJURIES: Kings: None listed.
Wild: Alex Stalock: out (upper-body), Mats Zuccarello: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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"Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings\nLos Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST\nBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings start the season at home against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.\nLos Angeles finished 29-35-6 overall and 10-13-1 in division games in the 2019-20 season. Goalies for the Kings allowed 2.8 goals on 29.5 shots per game last season.\nMinnesota went 35-27-7 overall and 8-10-1 in division action during the 2019-20 season. The Wild were called for 247 penalties last season averaging 3.6 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes per game.\nINJURIES: Kings: None listed.\nWild: Alex Stalock: out (upper-body), Mats Zuccarello: out (upper body).\n___\nThe Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.",
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Navalny plans to return to Russia after recovery in Germany
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BERLIN (AP) — Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plans to fly home to Russia on Sunday after recovering in Germany from his poisoning in August with a nerve agent. Navalny announced on Wednesday that he would return, despite Russian authorities’ threats to put him behind bars again. On Thursday, Russia’s prison service said that he faces immediate arrest once he returns. Navalny, who has blamed his poisoning on the Kremlin, charged that Russian President Vladimir Putin was now trying to deter him from coming home with new legal motions. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied a role in the opposition leader’s poisoning.
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"BERLIN (AP) — Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plans to fly home to Russia on Sunday after recovering in Germany from his poisoning in August with a nerve agent. Navalny announced on Wednesday that he would return, despite Russian authorities’ threats to put him behind bars again. On Thursday, Russia’s prison service said that he faces immediate arrest once he returns. Navalny, who has blamed his poisoning on the Kremlin, charged that Russian President Vladimir Putin was now trying to deter him from coming home with new legal motions. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied a role in the opposition leader’s poisoning.",
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UK to ramp up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
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LONDON (AP) — Britain is taking another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving shots from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Since Dec. 8, Britain’s National Health Service has been giving out shots from a vaccine made by Pfizer and the German firm BioNTech. On Monday, it boosts that arsenal with inoculations with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which is cheaper and easier to use, since it does not require the super-cold storage needed by the Pfizer vaccine. Officials say the U.K. has around 530,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hand and is moving toward a goal of vaccinating 2 million people a week as soon as possible.
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Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A sober and shaken Senate returned to session Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory. But senators also took the chance to rise above a shocking day in which they were forced by a mob of fanatical supporters of President Donald Trump to flee the Capitol. The riot in the Capitol led more than half of those who had signed on to the protest to Arizona’s election result to instead vote “no.” The 93-6 tally accepting the vote was preceded by an unusually serious debate in which party labels were shed and constitutional prerogatives embraced.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — A sober and shaken Senate returned to session Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory. But senators also took the chance to rise above a shocking day in which they were forced by a mob of fanatical supporters of President Donald Trump to flee the Capitol. The riot in the Capitol led more than half of those who had signed on to the protest to Arizona’s election result to instead vote “no.” The 93-6 tally accepting the vote was preceded by an unusually serious debate in which party labels were shed and constitutional prerogatives embraced.",
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UPDATE: One person has been shot at the U.S. Capitol as dozens of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building and violently clashed with police.
That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity amid a chaotic situation.
The exact circumstances surrounding the shooting were unclear. The person said the victim had been taken to a hospital. Their condition was not known.
The shooting came as dozens of Trump supporters breached security perimeters and entered the U.S. Capitol as Congress was meeting, expected to vote and affirm Joe Biden's presidential win. Trump has riled up his supporters by falsely claiming widespread voter fraud to explain his loss.
WASHINGTON (WQOW) - ABC News is reporting shots have been fired inside the United States Capitol as protestors storm the building and chambers.
Members of Congress inside the House chamber were told by police to put on gas masks after tear gas was dispersed in the Capitol Rotunda.
Law enforcement instructed lawmakers to retrieve masks from under their seats amid the clashes. The Capitol building was placed on lockdown, as Trump supporters marched through evacuated public spaces in the building.
All of this started after Republicans objected to the presidential vote in the state of Arizona. Both chambers were debating when the breach began.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more.
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Army investigating officer who led group to Washington rally
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Commanders at Fort Bragg are reviewing Captain Emily Rainey’s involvement in last week’s events. Rainey says she acted within military regulations and that no one in her group broke the law. Maj. Daniel Lessard says the 30-year-old is assigned to the 4th Psychological Operations Group at Fort Bragg. Rainey says her group attended the rally but did not enter the Capitol.
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"CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Commanders at Fort Bragg are reviewing Captain Emily Rainey’s involvement in last week’s events. Rainey says she acted within military regulations and that no one in her group broke the law. Maj. Daniel Lessard says the 30-year-old is assigned to the 4th Psychological Operations Group at Fort Bragg. Rainey says her group attended the rally but did not enter the Capitol.",
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Wednesday's Scores
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Group: Billion in aid needed to help Afghan kids in 2021
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A humanitarian organization says some 10 million children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are at risk of not having enough food to eat in 2021, and is calling for more than a billion in new funds for aid. Just over 18 million Afghans, including 9.7 million children, are badly in need of lifesaving support, including food. That’s according to London-based Save the Children. The group is calling for $1.3 billion in donations to pay for assistance in 2021. Chris Nyamandi, Afghanistan country director for Save the Children, says Afghans are suffering under a combination of violent conflict, poverty and the virus pandemic.
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"KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A humanitarian organization says some 10 million children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are at risk of not having enough food to eat in 2021, and is calling for more than a billion in new funds for aid. Just over 18 million Afghans, including 9.7 million children, are badly in need of lifesaving support, including food. That’s according to London-based Save the Children. The group is calling for $1.3 billion in donations to pay for assistance in 2021. Chris Nyamandi, Afghanistan country director for Save the Children, says Afghans are suffering under a combination of violent conflict, poverty and the virus pandemic.",
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Cesar Chavez's son happy dad's bust is in Biden Oval Office
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Chavez didn’t know where a sculpture of his father, the late Latino American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, would end up in the White House. He shipped it from California after President Joe Biden asked to borrow it and was surprised to see it right behind Biden on Wednesday. The bust is part of a series of decorative changes Biden made to the Oval Office. Paul Chavez says the prominent placement of his father’s likeness sends the message that it’s a “new day” after President Donald Trump and that the contributions of working people, immigrants and Latinos will be appreciated.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Chavez didn’t know where a sculpture of his father, the late Latino American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, would end up in the White House. He shipped it from California after President Joe Biden asked to borrow it and was surprised to see it right behind Biden on Wednesday. The bust is part of a series of decorative changes Biden made to the Oval Office. Paul Chavez says the prominent placement of his father’s likeness sends the message that it’s a “new day” after President Donald Trump and that the contributions of working people, immigrants and Latinos will be appreciated.",
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Liam Robbins had 27 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for No. 21 Minnesota in a 77-60 victory over No. 25 Ohio State. Marcus Carr added 15 points and Gabe Kalscheur scored 13 for the Gophers, who improved to 10-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Minnesota emerged with three wins from a 10-day, four-game stretch, all against Top 25 foes. Robbins has been a major reason for that in his first season with the team after transferring from Drake. Duane Washington Jr. led the Buckeyes with 21 points. Ohio State fell to 8-3 and 2-3.
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Tibetan culture advocate released after 5-year prison term
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BEIJING (AP) — A Tibetan shopkeeper convicted of inciting separatism based on his comments in a New York Times documentary has been released after serving a five-year prison sentence. Tashi Wangchuk’s release Friday was reported by the writers group PEN America and the International Campaign for Tibet. There was no official comment and his lawyer did not answer calls to his cellphone. Tashi was detained in 2016 after his comments appeared complaining about the erosion of Tibetan culture and language in the tightly secured region. PEN America said Tashi never received a fair trial and was a victim of a “broader campaign of Chinese authorities cracking down on ethnic minority rights.”
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"BEIJING (AP) — A Tibetan shopkeeper convicted of inciting separatism based on his comments in a New York Times documentary has been released after serving a five-year prison sentence. Tashi Wangchuk’s release Friday was reported by the writers group PEN America and the International Campaign for Tibet. There was no official comment and his lawyer did not answer calls to his cellphone. Tashi was detained in 2016 after his comments appeared complaining about the erosion of Tibetan culture and language in the tightly secured region. PEN America said Tashi never received a fair trial and was a victim of a “broader campaign of Chinese authorities cracking down on ethnic minority rights.”",
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MILAN (AP) — Italy’s fashion chamber is opening the first Milan Fashion Week that won’t have VIPS populating runway front rows. The reality of Italy’s persistent resurgence of the coronavirus has forced an all-virtual format for presenting menswear previews. The National Fashion Chamber maintained a live element during the July and September fashion weeks in Milan. But after planning to stage live shows with guests during the round opening Friday, Fendi, Etro and outdoor brand Kway announced their events would be livestreamed from behind closed doors. Dolce & Gabbana canceled its runway show entirely, citing restrictions in place due to COVID-19. The other 36 participating fashion houses on the pared-down calendar will all have digital-only presentations.
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"MILAN (AP) — Italy’s fashion chamber is opening the first Milan Fashion Week that won’t have VIPS populating runway front rows. The reality of Italy’s persistent resurgence of the coronavirus has forced an all-virtual format for presenting menswear previews. The National Fashion Chamber maintained a live element during the July and September fashion weeks in Milan. But after planning to stage live shows with guests during the round opening Friday, Fendi, Etro and outdoor brand Kway announced their events would be livestreamed from behind closed doors. Dolce & Gabbana canceled its runway show entirely, citing restrictions in place due to COVID-19. The other 36 participating fashion houses on the pared-down calendar will all have digital-only presentations.",
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The Latest: Sweden FM says Easter global travel unlikely
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STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s foreign minister says people in the Scandinavian country shouldn’t expect to be able to travel globally during Easter as Sweden extended the advice to avoid unnecessary trips to countries outside the European Union and the Schengen area.
“Our assessment is that there will be uncertainty for several months globally. It is an overall assessment that is about what the situation at the destinations will look like,” Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Tuesday.
Linde said the recommendation to avoid trips outside the EU will last until April 15. Easter is at the beginning of April.
She added that traveling inside the 27-member EU is “in no way risk-free” although it is not advised against.
Sweden that has opted for a much debated COVID-19 approach of keeping large parts of the society open, has had 11,005 deaths and 547,166 cases.
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THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
— U.S. virus numbers have dropped, but effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming a race between the vaccine and the mutating virus
— COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic fight
— Taiwan quarantines 5,000 people while looking for source of hospital cluster
— California reverses stay-at-home order as conditions improve
— Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
LONDON — The U.K. is set to announce changes to its quarantine rules later Tuesday that could see anyone arriving in the country having to spend ten days in a hotel at their own expense.
Vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, said there will be an “announcement on this issue later on today,” but would not be drawn on what the changes would entail.
The British government has been reviewing its quarantine policies amid concerns over new variants of the coronavirus. Whether the changes will be universal and apply to everyone arriving, including British citizens, or just to those arriving from high-risk coronavirus countries, is unclear.
Zahawi told Sky News that “as we vaccinate more of the adult population, if there are new variants like the South African or the Brazilian variants, we need to be very careful.”
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BEIJING — Chinese airlines are offering refunded tickets as the coronavirus continues to spread in the country’s northeast.
The offer Tuesday from the government’s aviation authority comes amid a push to prevent people traveling during the Lunar New Year holiday next month.
China has largely curbed the virus’ spread in most areas, but travel limits remain in place where outbreaks have been detected, including in the capital Beijing. Schools are going on break a week early and migrant workers have been told not to travel back to their hometowns.
The country’s death toll from COVID-19 rose by one to 4,636 among 89,197 cases, the National Health Commission reported, with most new cases in the northeast where winter temperatures are well below freezing.
The National Health Commission on Tuesday reported 53 new cases in Heilongjiang province, with another seven in Jilin province just to the south. Beijing and the business hub of Shanghai both reported two new cases.
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Texas continues to fall from record highs as the state nears the end of what has been its deadliest month of the pandemic.
State health officials Monday reported fewer than 13,000 people were being treated for the virus in Texas hospitals, marking the seventh consecutive day of declining patient loads.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the area was “starting to see some metrics go in the right direction” as the average number of daily new cases fell by 800.
More than 34,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Texas, the second-most in the nation behind California. More than 5,000 new cases were reported statewide Monday.
Nationwide, coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels. The U.S. is recording just under 3,100 deaths a day on average, down from more than 3,350 less than two weeks ago.
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SEATTLE — Seattle has joined other cities in approving extra pay for grocery store workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City Council on Monday approved legislation requiring large grocery stores to pay an extra $4 an hour in hazard pay. The Seattle Times reports the legislation passed 8-0, clearing a requirement that it receive a three-quarter super-majority in order to go into effect immediately.
Mayor Jenny Durkan called the policy “a strong step forward in Seattle’s recovery.”
The new requirement applies to grocery companies with more than 500 employees worldwide and to stores larger than 10,000 square feet. It does not apply to convenience stores or farmers markets.
Covered businesses will have to pay their retail employees $4 an hour on top of the pay they currently receive as long as the city’s coronavirus civil emergency, first declared in early March of last year, remains in effect.
The California cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Berkeley have within the past month forwarded or approved similar “hazard pay” boosts for grocery workers.
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BOISE, Idaho — Legislation to end coronavirus restrictions limiting private and public gatherings to 10 people or fewer has passed the Idaho House and is headed to the Senate. But the measure faces legal and constitutional questions.
The House voted 55-15 Monday to approve a concurrent resolution aimed specifically at a Dec. 30 health order by Republican Gov. Brad Little and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The 10-person limit doesn’t apply to religious or political gatherings.
Backers of the resolution say they want to remove a portion of an emergency declaration by Little but leave the declaration in place. However, the resolution targets a health order, not an emergency declaration.
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NEW ORLEANS — Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Louisiana have dropped to the lowest level since late December — prior to a post-holiday season surge that saw the number hit a record high.
Figures posted by the state health department Monday showed the number of people hospitalized with the disease caused by the new coronavirus at 1,638. The number was 2,069 on Jan. 7, higher than the peak of just under 2,000 in the first deadly surge that hit the state in early 2020.
The Louisiana numbers are similar to a national trend. The number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital in the U.S. has fallen to about 110,000 from a high of 132,000 on Jan. 7.
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MINNEAPOLIS — A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States, in a person who had recently returned to Minnesota after traveling to that country, state health officials announced Monday.
The virus known as the Brazil P.1 variant was found in a specimen from a patient who lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and became ill the first week of January, the Minnesota Department of Health said in a statement. Epidemiologists were re-interviewing the person to obtain more details about the person’s illness, travel and contacts.
There was no immediate indication that the variant was spreading in the state.
Viruses are constantly mutating, and new versions – called variants – often emerge. Health officials are also worried about variants that were first reported in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Researchers believe they may spread more easily than the virus that’s been sickening millions in the United States and that has caused nearly 420,000 deaths.
The Brazilian variant was first identified in four travelers who were tested at an airport outside Tokyo, Japan. It contains a set of mutations that may affect its ability to be recognized by antibodies, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some researchers have raised a concern that the Brazilian variant may be able to re-infect people who already were sickened by COVID-19.
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Easter is at the beginning of April.\nShe added that traveling inside the 27-member EU is “in no way risk-free” although it is not advised against.\nSweden that has opted for a much debated COVID-19 approach of keeping large parts of the society open, has had 11,005 deaths and 547,166 cases.\n___\nTHE VIRUS OUTBREAK:\n— U.S. virus numbers have dropped, but effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming a race between the vaccine and the mutating virus\n— COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic fight\n— Taiwan quarantines 5,000 people while looking for source of hospital cluster\n— California reverses stay-at-home order as conditions improve\n— Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak\n___\nHERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:\nLONDON — The U.K. is set to announce changes to its quarantine rules later Tuesday that could see anyone arriving in the country having to spend ten days in a hotel at their own expense.\nVaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, said there will be an “announcement on this issue later on today,” but would not be drawn on what the changes would entail.\nThe British government has been reviewing its quarantine policies amid concerns over new variants of the coronavirus. Whether the changes will be universal and apply to everyone arriving, including British citizens, or just to those arriving from high-risk coronavirus countries, is unclear.\nZahawi told Sky News that “as we vaccinate more of the adult population, if there are new variants like the South African or the Brazilian variants, we need to be very careful.”\n___\nBEIJING — Chinese airlines are offering refunded tickets as the coronavirus continues to spread in the country’s northeast.\nThe offer Tuesday from the government’s aviation authority comes amid a push to prevent people traveling during the Lunar New Year holiday next month.\nChina has largely curbed the virus’ spread in most areas, but travel limits remain in place where outbreaks have been detected, including in the capital Beijing. Schools are going on break a week early and migrant workers have been told not to travel back to their hometowns.\nThe country’s death toll from COVID-19 rose by one to 4,636 among 89,197 cases, the National Health Commission reported, with most new cases in the northeast where winter temperatures are well below freezing.\nThe National Health Commission on Tuesday reported 53 new cases in Heilongjiang province, with another seven in Jilin province just to the south. Beijing and the business hub of Shanghai both reported two new cases.\nAUSTIN, Texas — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Texas continues to fall from record highs as the state nears the end of what has been its deadliest month of the pandemic.\nState health officials Monday reported fewer than 13,000 people were being treated for the virus in Texas hospitals, marking the seventh consecutive day of declining patient loads.\nDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the area was “starting to see some metrics go in the right direction” as the average number of daily new cases fell by 800.\nMore than 34,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Texas, the second-most in the nation behind California. More than 5,000 new cases were reported statewide Monday.\nNationwide, coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels. The U.S. is recording just under 3,100 deaths a day on average, down from more than 3,350 less than two weeks ago.\n___\nSEATTLE — Seattle has joined other cities in approving extra pay for grocery store workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nThe City Council on Monday approved legislation requiring large grocery stores to pay an extra $4 an hour in hazard pay. The Seattle Times reports the legislation passed 8-0, clearing a requirement that it receive a three-quarter super-majority in order to go into effect immediately.\nMayor Jenny Durkan called the policy “a strong step forward in Seattle’s recovery.”\nThe new requirement applies to grocery companies with more than 500 employees worldwide and to stores larger than 10,000 square feet. It does not apply to convenience stores or farmers markets.\nCovered businesses will have to pay their retail employees $4 an hour on top of the pay they currently receive as long as the city’s coronavirus civil emergency, first declared in early March of last year, remains in effect.\nThe California cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Berkeley have within the past month forwarded or approved similar “hazard pay” boosts for grocery workers.\n___\nBOISE, Idaho — Legislation to end coronavirus restrictions limiting private and public gatherings to 10 people or fewer has passed the Idaho House and is headed to the Senate. But the measure faces legal and constitutional questions.\nThe House voted 55-15 Monday to approve a concurrent resolution aimed specifically at a Dec. 30 health order by Republican Gov. Brad Little and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The 10-person limit doesn’t apply to religious or political gatherings.\nBackers of the resolution say they want to remove a portion of an emergency declaration by Little but leave the declaration in place. However, the resolution targets a health order, not an emergency declaration.\n___\nNEW ORLEANS — Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Louisiana have dropped to the lowest level since late December — prior to a post-holiday season surge that saw the number hit a record high.\nFigures posted by the state health department Monday showed the number of people hospitalized with the disease caused by the new coronavirus at 1,638. The number was 2,069 on Jan. 7, higher than the peak of just under 2,000 in the first deadly surge that hit the state in early 2020.\nThe Louisiana numbers are similar to a national trend. The number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital in the U.S. has fallen to about 110,000 from a high of 132,000 on Jan. 7.\n___\nMINNEAPOLIS — A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States, in a person who had recently returned to Minnesota after traveling to that country, state health officials announced Monday.\nThe virus known as the Brazil P.1 variant was found in a specimen from a patient who lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and became ill the first week of January, the Minnesota Department of Health said in a statement. Epidemiologists were re-interviewing the person to obtain more details about the person’s illness, travel and contacts.\nThere was no immediate indication that the variant was spreading in the state.\nViruses are constantly mutating, and new versions – called variants – often emerge. Health officials are also worried about variants that were first reported in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Researchers believe they may spread more easily than the virus that’s been sickening millions in the United States and that has caused nearly 420,000 deaths.\nThe Brazilian variant was first identified in four travelers who were tested at an airport outside Tokyo, Japan. It contains a set of mutations that may affect its ability to be recognized by antibodies, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\nSome researchers have raised a concern that the Brazilian variant may be able to re-infect people who already were sickened by COVID-19.",
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — More questions than answers remain about the disaster that killed 176 people on board a Ukrainian jetliner, a year after Iran’s military mistakenly downed the plane with surface-to-air missiles. Officials in Canada, which was home to many of the passengers on the doomed plane, and other affected countries have raised concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability in Iran’s investigation of its own military. Grieving families allege harassment by Iranian authorities, even from thousands of miles away. The deadly crash ignited an outburst of unrest across Iran, deepened public mistrust in the government and further damaged Iran’s relations with the West.
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MADISON (WKOW) -- As states across the country prepare for potential unrest Sunday, businesses around Madison's Capitol building are closing up just to be safe.
Around the Capitol Square Saturday, it looked like business as usual, but at the Old Fashioned, owner Tami Lax said they were getting ready to close up for the next several days.
"We're doing that so we're not promoting people coming down to pick up their double brat, they're going to have to wait until next weekend," Lax said.
While they're normally closed Sundays, they closed early Saturday and planned on being closed until the 21st.
Most businesses said they were going to close; some earlier than others, some waiting to see if anything actually happens but they're all saying they are listening to recommendations from local law enforcement.
"We are preparing in case there is something that's more riot-like that was prominent in Washington last week," Lax said. "We don't want to be around and we don't want to put anyone in harm's way for that."
Madison police have said there is no specific threat to Madison, aside from the nationwide warning from the FBI about armed protests in support of outgoing President Trump.
Officials have posted warnings against parking on the Capitol Square.
Lax says she's hopeful everything remains peaceful, but it just comes with the territory of living and working in the heart of a city.
"We deal with both the good and bad of that," she said. "Some of the protests that happen benefit our business, others hurt our business, so you just take it with a grain of salt and make adjustments according to what the theme of those events are."
Businesses say they're planning for the possibility that armed protestors could start gathering around noon.
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THOUSAND ISLANDS, Indonesia (AP) — Relatives of crash victims prayed and threw flowers into the Java Sea where a Sriwijaya Air jet plunged into the water almost two weeks ago, killing all 62 people on board. An Indonesian navy vessel took dozens of grieving relatives to the site. An airline official expressed hope that visiting the location would help relatives accept what happened to their loved ones and ease their grief. Searchers recovered plane parts and human remains before the retrieval efforts ended Thursday. A limited search is continuing for the missing memory unit of the cockpit voice recorder which apparently broke away from other parts of the device during the crash.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Reports from an independent agency say a Seattle police officer who threw a tear gas canister that hit a reporter, and other officers who threw blast balls that hit individuals during last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests violated policies. The Office of Police Accountability received more than 19,000 complaints about police misconduct during protests. The agency has released five batches of investigative reports since September, with the latest 22 cases posted Friday. Seattle police spokesman Det. Patrick Michaud said Tuesday. that to date no officers have been disciplined for any of the sustained findings.
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"SEATTLE (AP) — Reports from an independent agency say a Seattle police officer who threw a tear gas canister that hit a reporter, and other officers who threw blast balls that hit individuals during last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests violated policies. The Office of Police Accountability received more than 19,000 complaints about police misconduct during protests. The agency has released five batches of investigative reports since September, with the latest 22 cases posted Friday. Seattle police spokesman Det. Patrick Michaud said Tuesday. that to date no officers have been disciplined for any of the sustained findings.",
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Barron County
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MORNING…
* WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE…Rusk, Barron, Polk, St. Croix, Pepin, Chippewa,
Pierce, Dunn and Eau Claire Counties.
* WHEN…Until 10 AM CST this morning.
* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Slick spots on roads, overpasses, and
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WUHAN, China (AP) — A relative of a coronavirus victim in China is demanding to meet a visiting World Health Organization expert team, saying it should speak with affected families who allege they are being muffled by the Chinese government. Zhang Hai’s father died of COVID-19 in February 2020. He has been organizing relatives of victims to demand accountability from officials. Zhang said he’s worried the WHO might be used to provide cover for alleged Chinese missteps in the early days of the outbreak. WHO says the visit is a scientific mission to investigate the origins of the virus, not an effort to assign blame.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has become the first Republican member of the Senate to call for President Donald Trump’s resignation.
The Alaska Republican tells the Anchorage Daily News that she wants Trump to resign after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol, forcing a lockdown.
Five people died, including a Capitol Police officer.
Murkowski said in a telephone interview Friday: “I want him out. He has caused enough damage.” She also questioned whether she wanted to remain a Republican.
She says many people felt she became an independent when she lost her Republican primary in 2010 but won the general election by write-in. She has been in the Senate since 2002, replacing her father, Frank Murkowski, who took office in 1981.
“If the Republican Party has become nothing more than the party of Trump, I sincerely question whether this is the party for me,” she said.
She adds, “He needs to get out. He needs to do the good thing, but I don’t think he’s capable of doing a good thing.”
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has become the first Republican member of the Senate to call for President Donald Trump’s resignation.\nThe Alaska Republican tells the Anchorage Daily News that she wants Trump to resign after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol, forcing a lockdown.\nFive people died, including a Capitol Police officer.\nMurkowski said in a telephone interview Friday: “I want him out. He has caused enough damage.” She also questioned whether she wanted to remain a Republican.\nShe says many people felt she became an independent when she lost her Republican primary in 2010 but won the general election by write-in. She has been in the Senate since 2002, replacing her father, Frank Murkowski, who took office in 1981.\n“If the Republican Party has become nothing more than the party of Trump, I sincerely question whether this is the party for me,” she said.\nShe adds, “He needs to get out. He needs to do the good thing, but I don’t think he’s capable of doing a good thing.”",
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Once Mexico has vaccinated its frontline medical workers against COVID-19, the government will turn its attention to the elderly living in its most remote places. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that 10,000 brigades made up of medical personnel and health promoters with security provided by the National Guard will target 3 million senior citizens in rural areas. The brigades will work back from isolated areas to towns and cities. The plan will hinge on Mexico’s emergency approval of the Chinese CanSino vaccine, which only requires a single dose.
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"MEXICO CITY (AP) — Once Mexico has vaccinated its frontline medical workers against COVID-19, the government will turn its attention to the elderly living in its most remote places. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that 10,000 brigades made up of medical personnel and health promoters with security provided by the National Guard will target 3 million senior citizens in rural areas. The brigades will work back from isolated areas to towns and cities. The plan will hinge on Mexico’s emergency approval of the Chinese CanSino vaccine, which only requires a single dose.",
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — As Somalia marks three decades since a dictator fell and chaos engulfed the country, the government is set to hold a troubled national election. Or is it? Two regional states refuse to take part in the vote to elect Somalia’s president and parliament members, and time is running out before the Feb. 8 date on which mandates expire. The United Nations warns that going beyond that date without a solution doing so brings Somalia into “an unpredictable political situation in a country where we certainly don’t need any more of that.”
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"MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — As Somalia marks three decades since a dictator fell and chaos engulfed the country, the government is set to hold a troubled national election. Or is it? Two regional states refuse to take part in the vote to elect Somalia’s president and parliament members, and time is running out before the Feb. 8 date on which mandates expire. The United Nations warns that going beyond that date without a solution doing so brings Somalia into “an unpredictable political situation in a country where we certainly don’t need any more of that.”",
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Chippewa Falls police warning of donation scam
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CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) - The Chippewa Falls police department is warning of a scam asking residents for donations for bullet proof vests.
According to a post on their Facebook page, someone received a letter from what appeared to be the Chippewa Falls Police Department asking for these donations. The department said they are not requesting any donations at this time.
If you received a letter, phone call or e-mail, notify the Chippewa Falls Police Department.
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"CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) - The Chippewa Falls police department is warning of a scam asking residents for donations for bullet proof vests.\nAccording to a post on their Facebook page, someone received a letter from what appeared to be the Chippewa Falls Police Department asking for these donations. The department said they are not requesting any donations at this time.\nIf you received a letter, phone call or e-mail, notify the Chippewa Falls Police Department.",
"Chippewa Falls police warning of donation scam"
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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it 'vote of conscience'
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to begin after Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. This as the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether or not to convict Trump over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.” The timing for the trial has not yet been set. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making it clear that Democrats intend to move swiftly on Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus and economic aid package. Pelosi called the recovery package a “matter of complete urgency.” Impeachment proceedings could still begin by Inauguration Day if Pelosi sends the article to the Senate by early next week. The House impeached Trump on a charge of “incitement of insurrection.”
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to begin after Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. This as the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether or not to convict Trump over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.” The timing for the trial has not yet been set. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making it clear that Democrats intend to move swiftly on Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus and economic aid package. Pelosi called the recovery package a “matter of complete urgency.” Impeachment proceedings could still begin by Inauguration Day if Pelosi sends the article to the Senate by early next week. The House impeached Trump on a charge of “incitement of insurrection.”",
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Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Starvation is threatening the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Authorities say more than 4.5 million people there need emergency food. The first humanitarian workers to arrive after pleading with the Ethiopian government for access describe weakened children dying from diarrhea, empty shops and refugees begging for something to eat. One new report says parts of Tigray are likely a step below famine. The head of the emergency unit for Doctors Without Borders says, “There is an extreme urgent need” to scale up the humanitarian response. “The population is dying every day as we speak,” she says.
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"NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Starvation is threatening the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Authorities say more than 4.5 million people there need emergency food. The first humanitarian workers to arrive after pleading with the Ethiopian government for access describe weakened children dying from diarrhea, empty shops and refugees begging for something to eat. One new report says parts of Tigray are likely a step below famine. The head of the emergency unit for Doctors Without Borders says, “There is an extreme urgent need” to scale up the humanitarian response. “The population is dying every day as we speak,” she says.",
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Capitol police were overrun, 'left naked' against rioters
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations for the possibility that the planned protests could escalate into massive violent riots, according to several people briefed on law enforcement’s response. The revelations shed new light on why Capitol police were so quickly overrun by rioters. The department had the same number of officers in place as on a routine day. While some of those officers were outfitted with equipment for a protest, they were not staffed or equipped for a riot.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations for the possibility that the planned protests could escalate into massive violent riots, according to several people briefed on law enforcement’s response. The revelations shed new light on why Capitol police were so quickly overrun by rioters. The department had the same number of officers in place as on a routine day. While some of those officers were outfitted with equipment for a protest, they were not staffed or equipped for a riot.",
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Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection will begin the week of Feb. 8. That’s according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who announced the schedule Friday evening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Trump to the Senate on Monday. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wanted to postpone the impeachment trial until February to give the former president time to prepare his case, and he welcomed the agreement. The House impeached Trump on a single charge of incitement of insurrection for the deadly attack on the Capitol that unfolded on Jan. 6.
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| 2021-01-23T00:00:00 |
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection will begin the week of Feb. 8. That’s according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who announced the schedule Friday evening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Trump to the Senate on Monday. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wanted to postpone the impeachment trial until February to give the former president time to prepare his case, and he welcomed the agreement. The House impeached Trump on a single charge of incitement of insurrection for the deadly attack on the Capitol that unfolded on Jan. 6.",
"Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8"
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Maryland gets another road upset, 63-49 vs. No. 17 Minnesota
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eric Ayala had 21 points and three steals to help Maryland deliver another road upset of a ranked Big Ten opponent. The Terrapins beat No. 17 Minnesota 63-49. Donta Scott added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Aaron Wiggins had eight points and 10 rebounds for Maryland. The Terps limited Minnesota big man Liam Robbins to six points on 2-for-6 shooting before the 7-footer fouled out. Marcus Carr had 25 points for the Gophers. They lost for the first time in 12 home games this season.
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| 2021-01-23T00:00:00 |
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"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eric Ayala had 21 points and three steals to help Maryland deliver another road upset of a ranked Big Ten opponent. The Terrapins beat No. 17 Minnesota 63-49. Donta Scott added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Aaron Wiggins had eight points and 10 rebounds for Maryland. The Terps limited Minnesota big man Liam Robbins to six points on 2-for-6 shooting before the 7-footer fouled out. Marcus Carr had 25 points for the Gophers. They lost for the first time in 12 home games this season.",
"Maryland gets another road upset, 63-49 vs. No. 17 Minnesota"
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Even when it’s not snowing, strong winds Wednesday will easily blow the light and fluffy snow around, lowering visibility in open…
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N. Korea's parliament rubber stamps new development plans
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament has passed decisions made by a major ruling party meeting where leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear deterrent and established plans to salvage a dismal economy. State media reported the Supreme People’s Assembly unanimously supported the five-year development plans revealed during the Workers’ Party congress. The assembly also approved a major reshuffle of the Cabinet, which Kim had criticized over failures in economic policies. Reports and images from state media suggested Kim did not attend the assembly. State media also didn’t mention a reshuffling of the State Affairs Commission, the government’s highest decision-making body that is led by Kim.
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| 2021-01-18T00:00:00 |
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"SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament has passed decisions made by a major ruling party meeting where leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear deterrent and established plans to salvage a dismal economy. State media reported the Supreme People’s Assembly unanimously supported the five-year development plans revealed during the Workers’ Party congress. The assembly also approved a major reshuffle of the Cabinet, which Kim had criticized over failures in economic policies. Reports and images from state media suggested Kim did not attend the assembly. State media also didn’t mention a reshuffling of the State Affairs Commission, the government’s highest decision-making body that is led by Kim.",
"N. Korea's parliament rubber stamps new development plans"
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Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country’s Indigenous population. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year’s Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free.” He says, “It is time to ensure this great unity is reflected more fully in our national anthem,” adding that Australia is the most successful multicultural nation on Earth. Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt says he was asked about the change and gave it his support. Last month, the national rugby team sang the anthem in an Indigenous language for the first time.
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"CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country’s Indigenous population. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year’s Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free.” He says, “It is time to ensure this great unity is reflected more fully in our national anthem,” adding that Australia is the most successful multicultural nation on Earth. Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt says he was asked about the change and gave it his support. Last month, the national rugby team sang the anthem in an Indigenous language for the first time.",
"Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people"
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WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a Willmar man they say was killed by a stray bullet while he was working in his garage. Willmar police said in a statement that a 41-year-old man was in the garage Friday night when he collapsed in front of family members. Emergency responders provided medical care before he was transferred to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead of a bullet wound to the chest. The Star Tribune reports that offices found a bullet hole in the garage that indicated the shot came from outside the homeowner’s property. Police on Saturday served a search warrant at a Willmar residence but made no arrests.
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"WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a Willmar man they say was killed by a stray bullet while he was working in his garage. Willmar police said in a statement that a 41-year-old man was in the garage Friday night when he collapsed in front of family members. Emergency responders provided medical care before he was transferred to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead of a bullet wound to the chest. The Star Tribune reports that offices found a bullet hole in the garage that indicated the shot came from outside the homeowner’s property. Police on Saturday served a search warrant at a Willmar residence but made no arrests.",
"Police: Willmar man working in garage killed by stray bullet"
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Asia Today: Virus rules tightened in province near Beijing
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the capital Beijing. The outbreak is one of China’s most serious in recent months and comes amid measures to curb the further spread during next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. Authorities have called on citizens not to travel, ordered schools closed a week early and conducted testing on a massive scale. Parts of the province are under lockdown and interprovincial travel has been largely cut off, with those entering Beijing to work having to show proof of employment and a clean bill of health.
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"BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the capital Beijing. The outbreak is one of China’s most serious in recent months and comes amid measures to curb the further spread during next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. Authorities have called on citizens not to travel, ordered schools closed a week early and conducted testing on a massive scale. Parts of the province are under lockdown and interprovincial travel has been largely cut off, with those entering Beijing to work having to show proof of employment and a clean bill of health.",
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Burk scores 26 to carry IUPUI over Milwaukee 73-68
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Burk had 26 points as IUPUI narrowly beat Milwaukee 73-68. Jaylen Minnett had 14 points for IUPUI, which ended its four-game home losing streak. Elyjah Goss added 13 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. Te’Jon Lucas had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers. Amir Allen and DeAndre Gholston each had 10 points. The Jaguars registered their first win in three tries against the Panthers this season. In the most recent matchup, Milwaukee defeated IUPUI 71-63 on Jan. 9.
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"INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Burk had 26 points as IUPUI narrowly beat Milwaukee 73-68. Jaylen Minnett had 14 points for IUPUI, which ended its four-game home losing streak. Elyjah Goss added 13 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. Te’Jon Lucas had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers. Amir Allen and DeAndre Gholston each had 10 points. The Jaguars registered their first win in three tries against the Panthers this season. In the most recent matchup, Milwaukee defeated IUPUI 71-63 on Jan. 9.",
"Burk scores 26 to carry IUPUI over Milwaukee 73-68"
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Holding company buys Lake Michigan car ferry SS Badger
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LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A coal-fired ferry that carries people and cars across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin has been sold. The Ludington Daily News reports that Interlake Holding Co. announced Wednesday that it bought the SS Badger. The Middleburg Heights, Ohio-based company also purchased the tug-barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, and the Lake Michigan Carferry and Pere Marquette Shipping companies. The 410-foot SS Badger launched in 1952. It hauled railcars on the Great Lakes from 1953 to 1990. It was converted into a car and passenger ferry that can carry 600 people and 180 vehicles. It now operates between Ludington in western Michigan and Manitowoc in Wisconsin. It was designated a national historic landmark in 2016.
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"LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A coal-fired ferry that carries people and cars across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin has been sold. The Ludington Daily News reports that Interlake Holding Co. announced Wednesday that it bought the SS Badger. The Middleburg Heights, Ohio-based company also purchased the tug-barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, and the Lake Michigan Carferry and Pere Marquette Shipping companies. The 410-foot SS Badger launched in 1952. It hauled railcars on the Great Lakes from 1953 to 1990. It was converted into a car and passenger ferry that can carry 600 people and 180 vehicles. It now operates between Ludington in western Michigan and Manitowoc in Wisconsin. It was designated a national historic landmark in 2016.",
"Holding company buys Lake Michigan car ferry SS Badger"
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says the number of attempts by migrants to enter the European Union without authorization has dropped to its lowest level since 2013. Frontex said Friday that it detected around 124,000 “illegal border crossings” in 2020, a drop of 13% over a year. It says the drop is mostly due to restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The entry of well over 1 million people in 2015 sparked one of the EU’s biggest political crises. Despite a huge drop in numbers, the 27-nation bloc is still divided over which countries should take responsibility for the arrivals and whether their EU partners should be obliged to help.
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"BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says the number of attempts by migrants to enter the European Union without authorization has dropped to its lowest level since 2013. Frontex said Friday that it detected around 124,000 “illegal border crossings” in 2020, a drop of 13% over a year. It says the drop is mostly due to restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The entry of well over 1 million people in 2015 sparked one of the EU’s biggest political crises. Despite a huge drop in numbers, the 27-nation bloc is still divided over which countries should take responsibility for the arrivals and whether their EU partners should be obliged to help.",
"Migrant entries into EU drop to lowest levels since 2013"
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India returns Chinese soldier who crossed disputed border
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s army says it has released a Chinese soldier who was apprehended in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a standoff along their disputed high-altitude border. It says the soldier was handed back to China at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point. India took the soldier into custody last Friday, when China said one of its soldiers had gone missing “due to darkness and complicated terrain.” He was the second Chinese soldier to be detained by the Indian military since tensions escalated last year along the border. Indian and Chinese soldiers often lose their way in the Himalayan region.
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"NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s army says it has released a Chinese soldier who was apprehended in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a standoff along their disputed high-altitude border. It says the soldier was handed back to China at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point. India took the soldier into custody last Friday, when China said one of its soldiers had gone missing “due to darkness and complicated terrain.” He was the second Chinese soldier to be detained by the Indian military since tensions escalated last year along the border. Indian and Chinese soldiers often lose their way in the Himalayan region.",
"India returns Chinese soldier who crossed disputed border"
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Samsung scion Lee won't appeal prison sentence for bribery
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong and prosecutors have decided not to appeal a court ruling that convicted him for bribing South Korea’s former president, confirming a prison term of two and a half years for the country’s most influential corporate leader. But Lee’s legal troubles aren’t over as he has been indicted separately on charges of other financial crimes related to a 2015 merger between two Samsung affiliates. The deal helped strengthen Lee’s control over Samsung’s corporate empire. The bribery allegation involving Lee was a key part of the 2016 corruption scandal that ousted Park Geun-hye from the presidency and sent her to prison. The case highlighted often-corrupt ties between the country’s family-owned conglomerates and politicians.
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"SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong and prosecutors have decided not to appeal a court ruling that convicted him for bribing South Korea’s former president, confirming a prison term of two and a half years for the country’s most influential corporate leader. But Lee’s legal troubles aren’t over as he has been indicted separately on charges of other financial crimes related to a 2015 merger between two Samsung affiliates. The deal helped strengthen Lee’s control over Samsung’s corporate empire. The bribery allegation involving Lee was a key part of the 2016 corruption scandal that ousted Park Geun-hye from the presidency and sent her to prison. The case highlighted often-corrupt ties between the country’s family-owned conglomerates and politicians.",
"Samsung scion Lee won't appeal prison sentence for bribery"
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Liddell helps No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 10 Wisconsin 74-62
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — E.J. Liddell scored 20 points and No. 15 Ohio State never trailed in a 74-62 victory over No. 10 Wisconsin that continued the Buckeyes’ recent road mastery of ranked opponents. Ohio State has beaten a top-15 team in each of its last three road games to underscore the Big Ten’s lack of a true homecourt advantage this season with no spectators due to the pandemic. The Buckeyes defeated then-No. 15 Rutgers on Jan. 9 and then–No. 14 Illinois on Jan. 16. Wisconsin lost for just the second time in its last 20 home games.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/23/liddell-helps-no-15-ohio-state-beat-no-10-wisconsin-74-62/
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"MADISON, Wis. (AP) — E.J. Liddell scored 20 points and No. 15 Ohio State never trailed in a 74-62 victory over No. 10 Wisconsin that continued the Buckeyes’ recent road mastery of ranked opponents. Ohio State has beaten a top-15 team in each of its last three road games to underscore the Big Ten’s lack of a true homecourt advantage this season with no spectators due to the pandemic. The Buckeyes defeated then-No. 15 Rutgers on Jan. 9 and then–No. 14 Illinois on Jan. 16. Wisconsin lost for just the second time in its last 20 home games.",
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Dense Fog Advisory from SAT 6:00 PM CST until SUN 10:00 AM CST
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Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN
Barron County
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST SUNDAY…
* WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog may
develop again later tonight.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and
central, east central, south central and southeast Minnesota.
* WHEN…From 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Slick spots on roads, overpasses, and
sidewalks are also possible as the fog freezes on exposed
surfaces.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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"Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN\nBarron County\n…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM\nCST SUNDAY…\n* WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog may\ndevelop again later tonight.\n* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and\ncentral, east central, south central and southeast Minnesota.\n* WHEN…From 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Sunday.\n* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Slick spots on roads, overpasses, and\nsidewalks are also possible as the fog freezes on exposed\nsurfaces.\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…\nIf driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of\ndistance ahead of you.\n&&",
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Wisconsin opens vaccinations beginning Monday to police and firefighters in phase 1B
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Police and fire personnel are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, which begins the first step into phase 1B for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has been vaccinating the 1A population since Dec. 14, 2020, which includes front-line health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities including nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
News 18 reported on Jan. 13 that 2/3 of EMS workers in Eau Claire had already been vaccinated.
DHS is still awaiting the final recommendations for the proposed populations for Phase 1B from the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC).
Many providers have worked through a portion of their 1A staff and have begun to vaccinate unaffiliated providers such as dentists, emergency medical responders, and public health workers who are eligible in 1A.
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| 2021-01-18T00:00:00 |
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"MADISON (WKOW) -- Police and fire personnel are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, which begins the first step into phase 1B for Wisconsin.\nWisconsin has been vaccinating the 1A population since Dec. 14, 2020, which includes front-line health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities including nursing homes and assisted living facilities.\nNews 18 reported on Jan. 13 that 2/3 of EMS workers in Eau Claire had already been vaccinated.\nDHS is still awaiting the final recommendations for the proposed populations for Phase 1B from the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC).\nMany providers have worked through a portion of their 1A staff and have begun to vaccinate unaffiliated providers such as dentists, emergency medical responders, and public health workers who are eligible in 1A.",
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Stevens Point Police asking for help locating missing endangered teen
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Stevens Point, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Stevens Point Police is asking anyone in the area to be on the lookout for missing and possibly endangered 14-year-old girl.
Casandra Kozlowski was last seen leaving her residence at 4:47 a.m. She is believed to be wearing a black sweatshirt with a black backpack with reflective stripes.
Cassandra is approximately 5'1" and 130 pounds. She has a tattoo of a planet on her right thigh and "4-20 421" on her right inner ankle.
Police say it is uncertain where Cassandra was going. They say while she has a history of running away, they believe she is in danger at this time.
If you have any information, you are asked to call your local law enforcement agency.
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"Stevens Point, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Stevens Point Police is asking anyone in the area to be on the lookout for missing and possibly endangered 14-year-old girl.\nCasandra Kozlowski was last seen leaving her residence at 4:47 a.m. She is believed to be wearing a black sweatshirt with a black backpack with reflective stripes.\nCassandra is approximately 5'1\" and 130 pounds. She has a tattoo of a planet on her right thigh and \"4-20 421\" on her right inner ankle.\nPolice say it is uncertain where Cassandra was going. They say while she has a history of running away, they believe she is in danger at this time.\nIf you have any information, you are asked to call your local law enforcement agency.",
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Asia Today: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has reopened to foreign tourists after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation’s lucrative travel industry. Full operations also resumed at the island’s two international airports, accommodating the commercial flights. Under new protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, tourists must be tested for the virus prior to their flight, when they arrive at their hotel and again seven days later. They must stay in a “travel bubble” designated in 14 tourism zones without mixing with the local population. About 180 hotels have been earmarked for tourist accommodations.
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"COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has reopened to foreign tourists after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation’s lucrative travel industry. Full operations also resumed at the island’s two international airports, accommodating the commercial flights. Under new protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, tourists must be tested for the virus prior to their flight, when they arrive at their hotel and again seven days later. They must stay in a “travel bubble” designated in 14 tourism zones without mixing with the local population. About 180 hotels have been earmarked for tourist accommodations.",
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Michigan man sentenced to prison in drowning of autistic son
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GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A former western Michigan college professor has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in his severely autistic teenage son’s drowning death in an icy backyard pool. Fifty-one-year-old Timothy Koets was sentenced Monday to a minimum of two years in prison and a maximum of 15 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. He had pleaded guilty in December to involuntary manslaughter and child abuse in the March 2019 death of 16-year-old Samuel Koets. The teen drowned in the backyard pool at the family’s home in Georgetown Township, about 170 miles west of Detroit. He drowned after spending an hour in its waters, with his arms restrained.
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"GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A former western Michigan college professor has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in his severely autistic teenage son’s drowning death in an icy backyard pool. Fifty-one-year-old Timothy Koets was sentenced Monday to a minimum of two years in prison and a maximum of 15 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. He had pleaded guilty in December to involuntary manslaughter and child abuse in the March 2019 death of 16-year-old Samuel Koets. The teen drowned in the backyard pool at the family’s home in Georgetown Township, about 170 miles west of Detroit. He drowned after spending an hour in its waters, with his arms restrained.",
"Michigan man sentenced to prison in drowning of autistic son"
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France seeks strategy change to reduce troops in West Africa
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PARIS (AP) — As it pays tribute to its soldiers killed in Mali and faces questions over a deadly airstrike, France is considering changing its military strategy against Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sahel region — and a possible partial troop pullout. French troops have been present in Mali since 2013 when they intervened to force Islamic extremist rebels from power. The operation was then expanded to include Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania to improve security and stability in the broader Sahel region. There are few signs that Islamic extremist violence is waning: Last weekend militants staged attacks on two villages in Niger near its border with Mali, killing at least 100 people.
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"PARIS (AP) — As it pays tribute to its soldiers killed in Mali and faces questions over a deadly airstrike, France is considering changing its military strategy against Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sahel region — and a possible partial troop pullout. French troops have been present in Mali since 2013 when they intervened to force Islamic extremist rebels from power. The operation was then expanded to include Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania to improve security and stability in the broader Sahel region. There are few signs that Islamic extremist violence is waning: Last weekend militants staged attacks on two villages in Niger near its border with Mali, killing at least 100 people.",
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R&A says no plans to award the Open to Trump's Turnberry
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The chief executive of the R&A says Donald Trump’s ownership of Turnberry will prevent the Scottish course from staging the British Open for “the foreseeable future.” Turnberry hasn’t hosted the tournament since it was bought by Trump in 2014. R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says his organization has no plans to award Turnberry the tournament “until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself.” Slumbers’ comments came a day after the PGA of America voted to take the PGA Championship event away from Trump’s New Jersey golf course next year.
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"ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The chief executive of the R&A says Donald Trump’s ownership of Turnberry will prevent the Scottish course from staging the British Open for “the foreseeable future.” Turnberry hasn’t hosted the tournament since it was bought by Trump in 2014. R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says his organization has no plans to award Turnberry the tournament “until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself.” Slumbers’ comments came a day after the PGA of America voted to take the PGA Championship event away from Trump’s New Jersey golf course next year.",
"R&A says no plans to award the Open to Trump's Turnberry"
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US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus
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The U.S. registered its highest deaths yet from the coronavirus on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic. The virus is surging in virtually every state. California is particularly hard hit, with skyrocketing deaths and infections threatening to force hospitals to ration care. The same day that supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, the nation recorded nearly 3,900 deaths. Trump and his followers have resisted efforts to social distance or wear masks to slow the spread.
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"The U.S. registered its highest deaths yet from the coronavirus on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic. The virus is surging in virtually every state. California is particularly hard hit, with skyrocketing deaths and infections threatening to force hospitals to ration care. The same day that supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, the nation recorded nearly 3,900 deaths. Trump and his followers have resisted efforts to social distance or wear masks to slow the spread.",
"US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus"
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Court rules 'Innocent Man' defendant to remain imprisoned
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man who has spent more than 35 years in prison in a murder case featured in the book and television series ‘The Innocent Man’ must remain incarcerated even after a judge ordered his release. The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday that 60-year-old Tommy Ward must remain imprisoned while the state appeals the lower court’s ruling. Ward and a co-defendant, Karl Fontenot, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison in the 1984 kidnapping and killing of Donna Denice Haraway, a convenience store clerk in Ada, Oklahoma. Fontenot was ordered released in 2019, and the state is also appealing that order.
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"OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man who has spent more than 35 years in prison in a murder case featured in the book and television series ‘The Innocent Man’ must remain incarcerated even after a judge ordered his release. The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday that 60-year-old Tommy Ward must remain imprisoned while the state appeals the lower court’s ruling. Ward and a co-defendant, Karl Fontenot, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison in the 1984 kidnapping and killing of Donna Denice Haraway, a convenience store clerk in Ada, Oklahoma. Fontenot was ordered released in 2019, and the state is also appealing that order.",
"Court rules 'Innocent Man' defendant to remain imprisoned"
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Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant
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New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus. Two easier-to-spread new variants of the virus have the world on edge. One was first discovered in Britain, the other in South Africa, but they share a common mutation. Pfizer researchers say laboratory testing shows that mutation doesn’t block the vaccine. But more tests are needed to see if an additional mutation is cause for concern. The preliminary study was posted on an online research site late Thursday and has not been reviewed by other experts.
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| 2021-01-08T00:00:00 |
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"New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus. Two easier-to-spread new variants of the virus have the world on edge. One was first discovered in Britain, the other in South Africa, but they share a common mutation. Pfizer researchers say laboratory testing shows that mutation doesn’t block the vaccine. But more tests are needed to see if an additional mutation is cause for concern. The preliminary study was posted on an online research site late Thursday and has not been reviewed by other experts.",
"Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant"
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Mexican president works from isolation after virus test
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is working from isolation at home a day after announcing he’s tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes as his country topped 150,000 confirmed deaths, the fourth-highest in the world. López Obrador has been criticized for his handling of Mexico’s pandemic and for not setting an example of prevention in public. He said Sunday on his official Twitter account that his symptoms are mild and he is under medical treatment. Mexico’s director of epidemiology says the 67-year-old had a “light” case of COVID-19. Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero says he’s still working.
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| 2021-01-26T00:00:00 |
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"MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is working from isolation at home a day after announcing he’s tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes as his country topped 150,000 confirmed deaths, the fourth-highest in the world. López Obrador has been criticized for his handling of Mexico’s pandemic and for not setting an example of prevention in public. He said Sunday on his official Twitter account that his symptoms are mild and he is under medical treatment. Mexico’s director of epidemiology says the 67-year-old had a “light” case of COVID-19. Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero says he’s still working.",
"Mexican president works from isolation after virus test"
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WHO team visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus investigation
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WUHAN, China (AP) — Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic have visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second full day of work. The facility was one of the city’s first to deal with patients suffering from a then-unknown virus and is a key part of the epidemiological history of the disease. The team’s first face-to-face meetings with Chinese scientists took place on Friday, before the experts visited another early site of the outbreak, the Hubei Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital. WHO says all hypotheses are on the table as the team visits hospitals, markets and laboratories. It’s a politically charged mission as China seeks to avoid blame for alleged early missteps.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/29/who-team-visits-2nd-wuhan-hospital-in-virus-investigation/
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| 2021-01-30T00:00:00 |
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"WUHAN, China (AP) — Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic have visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second full day of work. The facility was one of the city’s first to deal with patients suffering from a then-unknown virus and is a key part of the epidemiological history of the disease. The team’s first face-to-face meetings with Chinese scientists took place on Friday, before the experts visited another early site of the outbreak, the Hubei Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital. WHO says all hypotheses are on the table as the team visits hospitals, markets and laboratories. It’s a politically charged mission as China seeks to avoid blame for alleged early missteps.",
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Dense Fog Advisory from MON 8:44 PM CST until TUE 10:00 AM CST
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Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN
Dunn County
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY…
* WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE…Polk, Barron, Rusk, St. Croix, Pierce, Dunn, Pepin,
Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties.
* WHEN…Until 10 AM CST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Slick spots on roads, overpasses, and
sidewalks are also possible as the fog freezes on exposed
surfaces.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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| 2021-01-04T00:00:00 |
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"Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN\nDunn County\n…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY…\n* WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.\n* WHERE…Polk, Barron, Rusk, St. Croix, Pierce, Dunn, Pepin,\nChippewa and Eau Claire Counties.\n* WHEN…Until 10 AM CST Tuesday.\n* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Slick spots on roads, overpasses, and\nsidewalks are also possible as the fog freezes on exposed\nsurfaces.\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…\nIf driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of\ndistance ahead of you.\n&&",
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Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia and Minnesota meet
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Philadelphia 76ers (13-6, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (4-13, 15th in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves play the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers.
The Timberwolves have gone 3-6 at home. Minnesota is fourth in the NBA with 11.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Karl-Anthony Towns averaging 4.0 offensive boards.
The 76ers are 3-5 on the road. Philadelphia is sixth in the Eastern Conference scoring 113.4 points per game and is shooting 47.5%.
The Timberwolves and 76ers face off Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Malik Beasley is averaging 19.9 points for the Timberwolves. Jarred Vanderbilt is shooting 65.6% and averaging 7.3 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
Joel Embiid is averaging 27.7 points and 11.1 rebounds for the 76ers. Danny Green is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers and scoring 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 2-8, averaging 107.2 points, 45.9 rebounds, 24.8 assists, nine steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115 points on 46.4% shooting.
76ers: 6-4, averaging 112.7 points, 44.7 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 9.3 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.9 points on 46.0% shooting.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns: out (health and safety protocols), Juancho Hernangomez: out (health and safety protocols), Jarrett Culver: out (ankle), D’Angelo Russell: out (quad).
76ers: Vincent Poirier: out (health and safety protocols), Mike Scott: out (knee).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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| 2021-01-28T00:00:00 |
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"Philadelphia 76ers (13-6, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (4-13, 15th in the Western Conference)\nMinneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST\nBOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves play the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers.\nThe Timberwolves have gone 3-6 at home. Minnesota is fourth in the NBA with 11.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Karl-Anthony Towns averaging 4.0 offensive boards.\nThe 76ers are 3-5 on the road. Philadelphia is sixth in the Eastern Conference scoring 113.4 points per game and is shooting 47.5%.\nThe Timberwolves and 76ers face off Friday for the first time this season.\nTOP PERFORMERS: Malik Beasley is averaging 19.9 points for the Timberwolves. Jarred Vanderbilt is shooting 65.6% and averaging 7.3 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.\nJoel Embiid is averaging 27.7 points and 11.1 rebounds for the 76ers. Danny Green is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers and scoring 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.\nLAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 2-8, averaging 107.2 points, 45.9 rebounds, 24.8 assists, nine steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115 points on 46.4% shooting.\n76ers: 6-4, averaging 112.7 points, 44.7 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 9.3 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.9 points on 46.0% shooting.\nINJURIES: Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns: out (health and safety protocols), Juancho Hernangomez: out (health and safety protocols), Jarrett Culver: out (ankle), D’Angelo Russell: out (quad).\n76ers: Vincent Poirier: out (health and safety protocols), Mike Scott: out (knee).\n___\nThe Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.",
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Biden pick for transportation, Buttigieg, advances in Senate
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has advanced President Joe Biden’s nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, setting up a final confirmation vote for a key role in Biden’s administration. The Commerce Committee approved the nomination of the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor on a 21-3 vote. Buttigieg’s nomination heads to the full Senate, where a vote could happen this week. Buttigieg would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. At his hearing last week, Buttigieg received bipartisan praise as he pledged an immediate focus on transportation safety while pointing to a “generational” opportunity to remake how people travel.
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| 2021-01-27T00:00:00 |
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has advanced President Joe Biden’s nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, setting up a final confirmation vote for a key role in Biden’s administration. The Commerce Committee approved the nomination of the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor on a 21-3 vote. Buttigieg’s nomination heads to the full Senate, where a vote could happen this week. Buttigieg would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. At his hearing last week, Buttigieg received bipartisan praise as he pledged an immediate focus on transportation safety while pointing to a “generational” opportunity to remake how people travel.",
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COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe's pandemic
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In its fight against COVID-19, Portugal lifted restrictions on gatherings and movements for four days over Christmas so that people could spend the festive season with family and friends. Soon after the holiday, the pandemic quickly got out of hand. Portugal has for almost a week had the most daily new infections and deaths per 100,000 people in the world, according to statistics compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Portugal’s problems illustrate the risk of letting down pandemic guards when a new, fast-spreading variant is lurking. Health experts warn the pandemic’s spread across Europe is being powered by an especially contagious virus variant first detected last year in southeast England.
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| 2021-01-26T00:00:00 |
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"LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In its fight against COVID-19, Portugal lifted restrictions on gatherings and movements for four days over Christmas so that people could spend the festive season with family and friends. Soon after the holiday, the pandemic quickly got out of hand. Portugal has for almost a week had the most daily new infections and deaths per 100,000 people in the world, according to statistics compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Portugal’s problems illustrate the risk of letting down pandemic guards when a new, fast-spreading variant is lurking. Health experts warn the pandemic’s spread across Europe is being powered by an especially contagious virus variant first detected last year in southeast England.",
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Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The push to raise the wage is testing President Joe Biden’s ability to bridge Washington’s partisan divides. Some Republicans support exploring an increase in the minimum wage, but they are uneasy about $15 an hour and say such a big increase could lead to job losses. But Democrats appear poised to push ahead. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 and has not been raised since 2009.
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| 2021-01-30T00:00:00 |
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The push to raise the wage is testing President Joe Biden’s ability to bridge Washington’s partisan divides. Some Republicans support exploring an increase in the minimum wage, but they are uneasy about $15 an hour and say such a big increase could lead to job losses. But Democrats appear poised to push ahead. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 and has not been raised since 2009.",
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Winter Weather Advisory from SAT 3:00 PM CST until SUN 6:00 AM CST
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Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN
Dunn County
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY…
* WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5
inches.
* WHERE…Portions of west central Wisconsin.
* WHEN…From 3 PM Saturday to 6 AM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. Plan on slippery
road conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found
at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/23/winter-weather-advisory-from-sat-300-pm-cst-until-sun-600-am-cst-2/
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| 2021-01-23T00:00:00 |
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"Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN\nDunn County\n…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS\nAFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY…\n* WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5\ninches.\n* WHERE…Portions of west central Wisconsin.\n* WHEN…From 3 PM Saturday to 6 AM CST Sunday.\n* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. Plan on slippery\nroad conditions.\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…\nSlow down and use caution while traveling.\nThe latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can\nbe obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found\nat 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.\n&&",
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Winter Weather Advisory until FRI 6:00 PM CST
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Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN
Pierce County
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…
* WHAT…Snow expected. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3
inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and
central and east central Minnesota.
* WHEN…Until 6 PM CST this evening.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing
snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous
conditions will impact the morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found
at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/15/winter-weather-advisory-until-fri-600-pm-cst/
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| 2021-01-15T00:00:00 |
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"Issued by National Weather Service – Minneapolis, MN\nPierce County\n…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS\nEVENING…\n* WHAT…Snow expected. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3\ninches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.\n* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and\ncentral and east central Minnesota.\n* WHEN…Until 6 PM CST this evening.\n* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing\nsnow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous\nconditions will impact the morning.\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…\nSlow down and use caution while traveling.\nThe latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can\nbe obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found\nat 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.\n&&",
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Milwaukee Bucks (11-7, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (8-11, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
LINE: Bucks -7; over/under is 228
BOTTOM LINE: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee into a matchup with Charlotte. He’s sixth in the NBA scoring 27.5 points per game.
The Hornets are 6-8 in Eastern Conference games. Charlotte ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Bismack Biyombo averaging 2.5.
The Bucks are 9-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 47.2 points per game in the paint led by Antetokounmpo averaging 15.6.
The Hornets and Bucks square off Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gordon Hayward is scoring 22.9 points per game and averaging 5.3 rebounds for the Hornets. Terry Rozier is averaging 17.9 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 46.9% over the last 10 games for Charlotte.
Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.5 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Bucks. Khris Middleton is averaging 21.9 points and seven rebounds while shooting 48.4% over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 4-6, averaging 107.5 points, 43.4 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points on 44.9% shooting.
Bucks: 6-4, averaging 116 points, 48.5 rebounds, 26 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.2 points on 46.0% shooting.
INJURIES: Hornets: None listed.
Bucks: None listed.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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| 2021-01-30T00:00:00 |
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"Milwaukee Bucks (11-7, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (8-11, ninth in the Eastern Conference)\nCharlotte; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST\nLINE: Bucks -7; over/under is 228\nBOTTOM LINE: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee into a matchup with Charlotte. He’s sixth in the NBA scoring 27.5 points per game.\nThe Hornets are 6-8 in Eastern Conference games. Charlotte ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Bismack Biyombo averaging 2.5.\nThe Bucks are 9-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 47.2 points per game in the paint led by Antetokounmpo averaging 15.6.\nThe Hornets and Bucks square off Saturday for the first time this season.\nTOP PERFORMERS: Gordon Hayward is scoring 22.9 points per game and averaging 5.3 rebounds for the Hornets. Terry Rozier is averaging 17.9 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 46.9% over the last 10 games for Charlotte.\nAntetokounmpo is averaging 27.5 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Bucks. Khris Middleton is averaging 21.9 points and seven rebounds while shooting 48.4% over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.\nLAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 4-6, averaging 107.5 points, 43.4 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points on 44.9% shooting.\nBucks: 6-4, averaging 116 points, 48.5 rebounds, 26 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.2 points on 46.0% shooting.\nINJURIES: Hornets: None listed.\nBucks: None listed.\n___\nThe Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.",
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Long lines of Ugandans are voting in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine from monitoring polling stations. Longtime leader Yoweri Museveni seeks a sixth term against a strong challenge from the young singer and lawmaker who has captured the imagination of many across Africa who say they are tired of leaders who never leave. The government has shut down internet access, and the military is on the streets of the capital. The country has never witnessed a peaceful handover of power since independence.
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| 2021-01-14T00:00:00 |
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"KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Long lines of Ugandans are voting in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine from monitoring polling stations. Longtime leader Yoweri Museveni seeks a sixth term against a strong challenge from the young singer and lawmaker who has captured the imagination of many across Africa who say they are tired of leaders who never leave. The government has shut down internet access, and the military is on the streets of the capital. The country has never witnessed a peaceful handover of power since independence.",
"Ugandans vote in tense election"
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Senate confirms Antony Blinken as 71st secretary of state
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as secretary of state. Antony Blinken becomes the third Cabinet member to win approval as the Biden administration forges ahead with a foreign policy intended to reverse former President Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine and restore U.S. global standing. The 58-year-old Blinken has pledged to be a leading force in the administration’s bid to reframe the U.S. relationship with the rest of the world after four years in which Trump questioned longtime alliances. He is expected to start work on Wednesday after being sworn in, according to State Department officials.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as secretary of state. Antony Blinken becomes the third Cabinet member to win approval as the Biden administration forges ahead with a foreign policy intended to reverse former President Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine and restore U.S. global standing. The 58-year-old Blinken has pledged to be a leading force in the administration’s bid to reframe the U.S. relationship with the rest of the world after four years in which Trump questioned longtime alliances. He is expected to start work on Wednesday after being sworn in, according to State Department officials.",
"Senate confirms Antony Blinken as 71st secretary of state"
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Lawyer, others arrested by Hong Kong national security unit
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong activists try to flee the city. The fresh wave of arrests comes a week after 55 activists were apprehended in the largest move against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since Beijing imposed a new national security law last June to quell dissent in the semi-autonomous territory. The clampdown has intensified concerns that Beijing is asserting more control over the city and breaking its promise of Hong Kong maintaining separate civil rights and political systems for 50 years from the handover from Britain in 1997. The South China Morning Post reported Thursday police arrested eight men and three women on suspicion of helping the 12 youth who were detained at sea.
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"HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong activists try to flee the city. The fresh wave of arrests comes a week after 55 activists were apprehended in the largest move against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since Beijing imposed a new national security law last June to quell dissent in the semi-autonomous territory. The clampdown has intensified concerns that Beijing is asserting more control over the city and breaking its promise of Hong Kong maintaining separate civil rights and political systems for 50 years from the handover from Britain in 1997. The South China Morning Post reported Thursday police arrested eight men and three women on suspicion of helping the 12 youth who were detained at sea.",
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Trooper suffers minor injuries after his squad was struck
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ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a state trooper tending to a crash suffered minor injuries after his squad car was struck on Interstate-694 in Arden Hills. The second crash was reported about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Patrol Lt. Gordon Shank says both crashes occurred while it was snowing, but he did not say whether the wintry conditions played a role. The Star Tribune reports that the driver whose vehicle hit the trooper’s squad car was also slightly injured.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/24/trooper-suffers-minor-injuries-after-his-squad-was-struck/
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"ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a state trooper tending to a crash suffered minor injuries after his squad car was struck on Interstate-694 in Arden Hills. The second crash was reported about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Patrol Lt. Gordon Shank says both crashes occurred while it was snowing, but he did not say whether the wintry conditions played a role. The Star Tribune reports that the driver whose vehicle hit the trooper’s squad car was also slightly injured.",
"Trooper suffers minor injuries after his squad was struck"
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Pence defies Trump, affirms Biden's win
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has defied President Donald Trump, affirming electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president. Pence has been under intense pressure from Trump and his allies to overturn the election results before the inauguration Jan. 20. But Pence issued a lengthy statement Wednesday laying out his conclusion that a vice president cannot claim “unilateral authority” to reject states’ electoral votes. And he followed through early Thursday morning as he formally certified the results. It’s a move that is sure to draw additional ire from an already angry president.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/07/trump-pressures-powerless-pence-on-electoral-count/
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| 2021-01-07T00:00:00 |
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has defied President Donald Trump, affirming electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president. Pence has been under intense pressure from Trump and his allies to overturn the election results before the inauguration Jan. 20. But Pence issued a lengthy statement Wednesday laying out his conclusion that a vice president cannot claim “unilateral authority” to reject states’ electoral votes. And he followed through early Thursday morning as he formally certified the results. It’s a move that is sure to draw additional ire from an already angry president.",
"Pence defies Trump, affirms Biden's win"
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Thursday's Scores
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Patchy dense fog remains possible through the weekend, but it’s getting less widespread than it has been most of this…
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| 2021-01-08T00:00:00 |
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Attacks on 2 villages in Niger kill at least 100 people
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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Islamic extremists staged attacks on two villages in Niger near its border with Mali, killing at least 100 people, Niger’s prime minister said Sunday. Prime Minister Brigi Rafini travelled to the two villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye a day after the attack. The villages in the insecure Tillaberi region were attacked Saturday after locals killed two fighters, local officials said, taking place the same day as the West African nation’s electoral commission announced that presidential elections would be heading to a second round.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/03/attacks-on-2-villages-in-niger-kill-at-least-100-people/
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| 2021-01-03T00:00:00 |
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"NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Islamic extremists staged attacks on two villages in Niger near its border with Mali, killing at least 100 people, Niger’s prime minister said Sunday. Prime Minister Brigi Rafini travelled to the two villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye a day after the attack. The villages in the insecure Tillaberi region were attacked Saturday after locals killed two fighters, local officials said, taking place the same day as the West African nation’s electoral commission announced that presidential elections would be heading to a second round.",
"Attacks on 2 villages in Niger kill at least 100 people"
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China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is trying to spread doubt about the effectiveness of Western vaccines and the origin of the coronavirus as a World Health Organization-selected team of scientists are in the city where the pandemic began. Controls imposed on information about the disease by the ruling Communist Party have prompted questions about what the scientists will be allowed to see. Meanwhile as vaccines roll out worldwide, Beijing appears to be trying to blunt the impact of reports China’s are less effective. Chinese officials, trying to deflect criticism of their response, have also raised and unfounded theory that it came from a U.S. military lab.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/25/china-pushes-fringe-theories-on-pandemic-origins-virus/
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| 2021-01-25T00:00:00 |
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"TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is trying to spread doubt about the effectiveness of Western vaccines and the origin of the coronavirus as a World Health Organization-selected team of scientists are in the city where the pandemic began. Controls imposed on information about the disease by the ruling Communist Party have prompted questions about what the scientists will be allowed to see. Meanwhile as vaccines roll out worldwide, Beijing appears to be trying to blunt the impact of reports China’s are less effective. Chinese officials, trying to deflect criticism of their response, have also raised and unfounded theory that it came from a U.S. military lab.",
"China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines"
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigning, says she 'cannot set aside' pro-Trump insurrection at Capitol
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigning, says she ‘cannot set aside’ pro-Trump insurrection at Capitol.
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| 2021-01-07T00:00:00 |
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigning, says she ‘cannot set aside’ pro-Trump insurrection at Capitol.",
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian attack suspect in West Bank
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says troops have killed a Palestinian man suspected of trying to attack soldiers at a West Bank junction. The army said in a statement that a soldier fired on the assailant as he attempted to stab another soldier at an intersection in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the man’s death, but provided no further information. No soldiers were wounded in the incident. Israel has seen a series of shootings, stabbings and car-ramming attacks in recent years, mostly carried out by lone attackers with no apparent links to armed groups.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/26/israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-attack-suspect-in-west-bank/
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| 2021-01-26T00:00:00 |
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"JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says troops have killed a Palestinian man suspected of trying to attack soldiers at a West Bank junction. The army said in a statement that a soldier fired on the assailant as he attempted to stab another soldier at an intersection in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the man’s death, but provided no further information. No soldiers were wounded in the incident. Israel has seen a series of shootings, stabbings and car-ramming attacks in recent years, mostly carried out by lone attackers with no apparent links to armed groups.",
"Israeli troops kill Palestinian attack suspect in West Bank"
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Brazil scrambles to approve virus vaccine as pressure mounts
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil, a nation proud of its role as a regional leader in science, technology and medicine, finds itself falling behind its neighbors in the global race for immunization against a pandemic that has already killed nearly 200,000 of its people. Latin America’s largest nation, long heralded for its domestic vaccine development programs, appears to be at least three or four weeks away from launching any formal immunization campaign against COVID-19. Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica and other countries in the region have already begun giving shots to their populations.
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https://wqow.com/2020/12/31/brazil-scrambles-to-approve-virus-vaccine-as-pressure-mounts/
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| 2021-01-01T00:00:00 |
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"RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil, a nation proud of its role as a regional leader in science, technology and medicine, finds itself falling behind its neighbors in the global race for immunization against a pandemic that has already killed nearly 200,000 of its people. Latin America’s largest nation, long heralded for its domestic vaccine development programs, appears to be at least three or four weeks away from launching any formal immunization campaign against COVID-19. Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica and other countries in the region have already begun giving shots to their populations.",
"Brazil scrambles to approve virus vaccine as pressure mounts"
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France launches service to make deadbeat parents pay
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PARIS (AP) — France is launching a new government service empowered to take money directly from the bank accounts of parents who fail to pay child support. The measure is aimed at helping many families, the vast majority of whom are headed by single mothers, emerge from poverty. French President Emmanuel Macron denounced in a tweet unpaid child support as “an unbearable situation for hundreds of thousands of single parents.” French authorities estimate that between 30% and 40% of child support amounts are either not paid, only partially paid or paid too late _ placing at least 300,000 families in financial insecurity.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/05/france-launches-service-to-make-deadbeat-parents-pay/
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| 2021-01-05T00:00:00 |
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"PARIS (AP) — France is launching a new government service empowered to take money directly from the bank accounts of parents who fail to pay child support. The measure is aimed at helping many families, the vast majority of whom are headed by single mothers, emerge from poverty. French President Emmanuel Macron denounced in a tweet unpaid child support as “an unbearable situation for hundreds of thousands of single parents.” French authorities estimate that between 30% and 40% of child support amounts are either not paid, only partially paid or paid too late _ placing at least 300,000 families in financial insecurity.",
"France launches service to make deadbeat parents pay"
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Trump's Twitter eviction 'problematic'
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BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German leader considers the U.S. President Donald Trump’s eviction from Twitter by the company “problematic.” Twitter permanently suspended Trump from the microblogging platform on Friday, citing a “risk of further incitement of violence” in the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of the outgoing president. Asked about Twitter’s decision, Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said Monday that the operators of social media platforms “bear great responsibility for political communication not being poisoned by hatred, by lies and by incitement to violence.” But he said a decision by company management, rather than under rules defined by legislators, to permanently suspend the president’s account is “problematic.”
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| 2021-01-11T00:00:00 |
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"BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German leader considers the U.S. President Donald Trump’s eviction from Twitter by the company “problematic.” Twitter permanently suspended Trump from the microblogging platform on Friday, citing a “risk of further incitement of violence” in the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of the outgoing president. Asked about Twitter’s decision, Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said Monday that the operators of social media platforms “bear great responsibility for political communication not being poisoned by hatred, by lies and by incitement to violence.” But he said a decision by company management, rather than under rules defined by legislators, to permanently suspend the president’s account is “problematic.”",
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New York attorney general's probe finds the state may have undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York attorney general’s probe finds the state may have undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/28/new-york-attorney-generals-probe-finds-the-state-may-have-undercounted-covid-19-nursing-home-deaths-by-as-much-as-50/
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"ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York attorney general’s probe finds the state may have undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%.",
"New York attorney general's probe finds the state may have undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%"
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Will departure notes end with Trump?
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President Ronald Reagan wanted to write a note to his successor, George H.W. Bush. He reached for a pad emblazoned with cartoon turkeys and the phrase “Don’t Let the Turkeys Get You Down.” And he scrawled: “Dear George, You’ll have moments when you’ll want to use this particular stationary. Well, go to it.” Thus began the tradition of outgoing presidents leaving a handwritten message in the Oval Office for their successors. The tradition is in doubt this year, when President Donald Trump has vowed not to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration and has pushed the baseless claim that the election was stolen.
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https://wqow.com/2021/01/18/rooting-hard-for-you-will-departure-notes-end-with-trump/
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President Ronald Reagan wanted to write a note to his successor, George H.W. Bush. He reached for a pad emblazoned with cartoon turkeys and the phrase “Don’t Let the Turkeys Get You Down.” And he scrawled: “Dear George, You’ll have moments when you’ll want to use this particular stationary. Well, go to it.” Thus began the tradition of outgoing presidents leaving a handwritten message in the Oval Office for their successors. The tradition is in doubt this year, when President Donald Trump has vowed not to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration and has pushed the baseless claim that the election was stolen.",
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Farinacci, Knight lead US past Slovakia 5-2 in world junior
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — John Farinacci scored twice, Spencer Knight made 16 saves and the United States beat Slovakia 5-2 on Saturday night in the world junior championship quarterfinals. The Americans will face Finland in the semifinals Monday night. Defending champion Canada will play Russia in the other semifinal. In the other quarterfinals, Finland beat Sweden 3-2 on a late goal, Canada topped the Czech Republic 3-0, and Russia beat Germany 2-1. Knight extended the United States’ shutout streak to a tournament-record 218 minutes, 53 seconds before Matej Kaslik broke through with 1:28 left in the second period to cut it to 3-1.
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| 2021-01-03T00:00:00 |
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"EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — John Farinacci scored twice, Spencer Knight made 16 saves and the United States beat Slovakia 5-2 on Saturday night in the world junior championship quarterfinals. The Americans will face Finland in the semifinals Monday night. Defending champion Canada will play Russia in the other semifinal. In the other quarterfinals, Finland beat Sweden 3-2 on a late goal, Canada topped the Czech Republic 3-0, and Russia beat Germany 2-1. Knight extended the United States’ shutout streak to a tournament-record 218 minutes, 53 seconds before Matej Kaslik broke through with 1:28 left in the second period to cut it to 3-1.",
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Pelosi: Congress to resume counting of electoral votes Wednesday evening after Capitol cleared of pro-Trump occupiers
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Our gloomy but slightly warmer than average weather will continue into at least this weekend, after which chances for sunshine slowly…
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Japan's PM vows Olympics will be proof of victory over virus
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is vowing to get the pandemic under control and hold the already postponed Olympics this summer with ample coronavirus protection. Suga also said as he opened Parliament that his government would revise laws to make anti-virus measures enforceable with penalties and compensation. A recent surge in virus cases has been blamed in part on relaxed attitudes toward Japan’s non-binding virus restrictions. Suga said his government aimed to start vaccinations as early as late February and pledged to achieve the Games as “a proof of human victory against the coronavirus.”
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"TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is vowing to get the pandemic under control and hold the already postponed Olympics this summer with ample coronavirus protection. Suga also said as he opened Parliament that his government would revise laws to make anti-virus measures enforceable with penalties and compensation. A recent surge in virus cases has been blamed in part on relaxed attitudes toward Japan’s non-binding virus restrictions. Suga said his government aimed to start vaccinations as early as late February and pledged to achieve the Games as “a proof of human victory against the coronavirus.”",
"Japan's PM vows Olympics will be proof of victory over virus"
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Hollywood on the Potomac: A-list turns out for Biden-Harris
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Stars ranging from Lady Gaga to Bruce Springsteen have capped a star-studded inauguration for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. A day of celebration for the new administration ended late Wednesday night with Katy Perry belting out “Firework” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as pyrotechnics lit up the night sky around Washington. Hours earlier, Gaga belted out the national anthem in a very Gaga way with flamboyance, fashion and passion. She was followed by Jennifer Lopez, dressed all in white, who threw a line of Spanish into her medley of “This Land is Your Land” and “America the Beautiful,” and Garth Brooks, who hugged former presidents after performing “Amazing Grace.”
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"Stars ranging from Lady Gaga to Bruce Springsteen have capped a star-studded inauguration for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. A day of celebration for the new administration ended late Wednesday night with Katy Perry belting out “Firework” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as pyrotechnics lit up the night sky around Washington. Hours earlier, Gaga belted out the national anthem in a very Gaga way with flamboyance, fashion and passion. She was followed by Jennifer Lopez, dressed all in white, who threw a line of Spanish into her medley of “This Land is Your Land” and “America the Beautiful,” and Garth Brooks, who hugged former presidents after performing “Amazing Grace.”",
"Hollywood on the Potomac: A-list turns out for Biden-Harris"
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Kosovo approves sending army troops on peacekeeping missions
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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Lawmakers in Kosovo have given approval for sending the country’s security forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions. The 120-seat parliament voted unanimously Tuesday with 92 present lawmakers in favor of the move. Following a request from the U.S. Central Command, it will put Kosovo’s troops under the command of the National Guard of Iowa during peacekeeping assignments. No specifics on the location of any missions or the number of the Kosovo peacekeepers to be deployed were made public. The 3,400-troop Kosovo Security Force was turned into a lightly armed regular army two years ago, against the urging of NATO and the European Union.
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"PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Lawmakers in Kosovo have given approval for sending the country’s security forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions. The 120-seat parliament voted unanimously Tuesday with 92 present lawmakers in favor of the move. Following a request from the U.S. Central Command, it will put Kosovo’s troops under the command of the National Guard of Iowa during peacekeeping assignments. No specifics on the location of any missions or the number of the Kosovo peacekeepers to be deployed were made public. The 3,400-troop Kosovo Security Force was turned into a lightly armed regular army two years ago, against the urging of NATO and the European Union.",
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Minnesota launches dashboard for coronavirus vaccine data
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has launched a dashboard to provide more information on the status of the state’s vaccination efforts. The website includes data on the number of doses promised to the state, doses shipped to providers and doses administered. The dashboard will be updated daily, though the figures lag by a few days because providers have time to submit data. The website shows that over 144,000 people had received at least one dose of vaccine from Minnesota providers as of Saturday, including nearly 7,400 who had already had their second dose. Minnesota on Tuesday reported 1,335 new cases and 13 more deaths,
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"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has launched a dashboard to provide more information on the status of the state’s vaccination efforts. The website includes data on the number of doses promised to the state, doses shipped to providers and doses administered. The dashboard will be updated daily, though the figures lag by a few days because providers have time to submit data. The website shows that over 144,000 people had received at least one dose of vaccine from Minnesota providers as of Saturday, including nearly 7,400 who had already had their second dose. Minnesota on Tuesday reported 1,335 new cases and 13 more deaths,",
"Minnesota launches dashboard for coronavirus vaccine data"
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Rioting youths in Dutch village torch virus testing center
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URK, Netherlands (AP) — Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew have torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village. Police said Sunday that nationwide they fined more than 3,600 people overnight for breaching the curfew that ran from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4:30 a.m. and arrested 25 people nationwide for breaching the curfew or violence. Video from the village of Urk, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Amsterdam, showed youths breaking into the testing facility near the village’s harbor before it was set ablaze. The police and municipality issued a statement Sunday expressing their anger at the rioting.
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"URK, Netherlands (AP) — Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew have torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village. Police said Sunday that nationwide they fined more than 3,600 people overnight for breaching the curfew that ran from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4:30 a.m. and arrested 25 people nationwide for breaching the curfew or violence. Video from the village of Urk, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Amsterdam, showed youths breaking into the testing facility near the village’s harbor before it was set ablaze. The police and municipality issued a statement Sunday expressing their anger at the rioting.",
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Germany approves resuming Russia gas pipeline work
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BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Friday gave immediate permission for work to resume on a subsea pipeline bringing natural gas from Russia. The decision can be appealed, meaning there could be another halt the construction on the Nord Stream 2 project. The pipeline has drawn major criticism from the United States, some other European countries and environmental groups. The U.S. government has argued that the Baltic Sea pipeline would make Europe more dependent on Russian gas. The Kremlin has responded by accusing Washington of trying to promote its own liquefied natural gas sales. The Russian state-controlled natural gas company Gazprom says 6% of the pipeline, or about 93 miles, remains to be completed.
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"BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Friday gave immediate permission for work to resume on a subsea pipeline bringing natural gas from Russia. The decision can be appealed, meaning there could be another halt the construction on the Nord Stream 2 project. The pipeline has drawn major criticism from the United States, some other European countries and environmental groups. The U.S. government has argued that the Baltic Sea pipeline would make Europe more dependent on Russian gas. The Kremlin has responded by accusing Washington of trying to promote its own liquefied natural gas sales. The Russian state-controlled natural gas company Gazprom says 6% of the pipeline, or about 93 miles, remains to be completed.",
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WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in
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GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says he is disappointed Chinese officials haven’t finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origins of COVID-19. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said members of the international scientific team began departing from their home countries as part of an arrangement between WHO and the Chinese government. Tedros said the U.N. health agency learned Tuesday that “Chinese officials have not yet finalized the necessary permissions for the team’s arrival in China.” The experts drawn from around the world are expected to visit the city of Wuhan, which is suspected as the place that the coronavirus first emerged over a year ago.
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"GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says he is disappointed Chinese officials haven’t finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origins of COVID-19. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said members of the international scientific team began departing from their home countries as part of an arrangement between WHO and the Chinese government. Tedros said the U.N. health agency learned Tuesday that “Chinese officials have not yet finalized the necessary permissions for the team’s arrival in China.” The experts drawn from around the world are expected to visit the city of Wuhan, which is suspected as the place that the coronavirus first emerged over a year ago.",
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Courtesy Auto's 2021 Ford F-150
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This Ford F-150 has a strong Twin Turbo Regular Unleaded V-6 2.7 L/164 engine powering this Automatic transmission. Wheels: 18" Machined-Aluminum -inc: magnetic painted pockets, Voice Activated Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning, Variable Intermittent Wipers.
Come in for a quick visit at Courtesy Auto & Truck Center, 103 E Hill St, Thorp, WI 54771 to claim your Ford F-150!
Get contact info here!
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"This Ford F-150 has a strong Twin Turbo Regular Unleaded V-6 2.7 L/164 engine powering this Automatic transmission. Wheels: 18\" Machined-Aluminum -inc: magnetic painted pockets, Voice Activated Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning, Variable Intermittent Wipers.\nCome in for a quick visit at Courtesy Auto & Truck Center, 103 E Hill St, Thorp, WI 54771 to claim your Ford F-150!\nGet contact info here!",
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BEIJING (AP) — The U.S.-Chinese trade war isn’t going away under President Joe Biden. Biden won’t confront Beijing right away, economists say, because he needs to focus on the coronavirus and the economy. However, Biden looks set to renew pressure over trade and technology complaints that prompted President Donald Trump to hike tariffs on Chinese imports in 2017. Negotiators might tone down Trump’s focus on the trade balance and push harder for changes to open China’s state-dominated economy, say economists. But no abrupt tariff cuts or other big changes are expected.
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"BEIJING (AP) — The U.S.-Chinese trade war isn’t going away under President Joe Biden. Biden won’t confront Beijing right away, economists say, because he needs to focus on the coronavirus and the economy. However, Biden looks set to renew pressure over trade and technology complaints that prompted President Donald Trump to hike tariffs on Chinese imports in 2017. Negotiators might tone down Trump’s focus on the trade balance and push harder for changes to open China’s state-dominated economy, say economists. But no abrupt tariff cuts or other big changes are expected.",
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Trebek urges support for COVID-19 victims in 1 of last shows
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek recorded a special plea to viewers to support COVID-19 victims at the beginning of the last week of shows he taped before his death in November of pancreatic cancer. His message aired on Monday’s edition of the popular television game. Trebek’s final episode is scheduled to air on Friday, and it will be accompanied by a tribute. Longtime ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Ken Jennings is the first of a series of guest hosts that will fill in, starting next Monday. Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer 10 days after taping his final episodes, urged viewers to open their hearts to COVID-19 victims.
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"NEW YORK (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek recorded a special plea to viewers to support COVID-19 victims at the beginning of the last week of shows he taped before his death in November of pancreatic cancer. His message aired on Monday’s edition of the popular television game. Trebek’s final episode is scheduled to air on Friday, and it will be accompanied by a tribute. Longtime ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Ken Jennings is the first of a series of guest hosts that will fill in, starting next Monday. Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer 10 days after taping his final episodes, urged viewers to open their hearts to COVID-19 victims.",
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Eau Claire City Council and school board candidates announced for spring election
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EAU CLAIRE (WQOW)- Tuesday was the deadline to submit nomination papers for the upcoming spring election, and seats will be up for grabs on the Eau Claire City Council and school board.
There are five open seats on the city council. All five council members who currently fill those seats are running for re-election, and three of the five races are contested:
District 1: Emily Berge (incumbent)
District 2: Kyle Woodman and Emily Anderson (incumbent)
District 3: Josh Stanley and Jeremy Gragert (incumbent)
District 4: Jill Christopherson (incumbent)
District 5: Gabriel Schlieve and Andrew Werthmann (incumbent)
"We need some experienced and responsible leadership who will bring both their values and evidence-based policy to the questions that are going to confront us," said Emily Anderson, who currently represents District 2 on the city council.
"I would like to have some different perspectives, and maybe some other viewpoints presented, and I feel like we're lacking that," said Kyle Woodman, who is also running for the District 2 seat. "We've lacked that for the last few years."
Also up for grabs on April 6 are three seats on the Eau Claire School Board.
Kathleen Kilvin joins current board members Joshua Clements, Marquell Johnson and Erica Zerr on the ballot.
The two candidates who receive the highest number of votes will serve a three-year term on the board, meanwhile, the candidate who comes in third will serve for one year.
Eau Claire City Clerk Carrie Riepl said now that the nominations are in, municipalities across the state will finalize their list of candidates for local elections and pass them along to their county clerk.
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"EAU CLAIRE (WQOW)- Tuesday was the deadline to submit nomination papers for the upcoming spring election, and seats will be up for grabs on the Eau Claire City Council and school board.\nThere are five open seats on the city council. All five council members who currently fill those seats are running for re-election, and three of the five races are contested:\nDistrict 1: Emily Berge (incumbent)\nDistrict 2: Kyle Woodman and Emily Anderson (incumbent)\nDistrict 3: Josh Stanley and Jeremy Gragert (incumbent)\nDistrict 4: Jill Christopherson (incumbent)\nDistrict 5: Gabriel Schlieve and Andrew Werthmann (incumbent)\n\"We need some experienced and responsible leadership who will bring both their values and evidence-based policy to the questions that are going to confront us,\" said Emily Anderson, who currently represents District 2 on the city council.\n\"I would like to have some different perspectives, and maybe some other viewpoints presented, and I feel like we're lacking that,\" said Kyle Woodman, who is also running for the District 2 seat. \"We've lacked that for the last few years.\"\nAlso up for grabs on April 6 are three seats on the Eau Claire School Board.\nKathleen Kilvin joins current board members Joshua Clements, Marquell Johnson and Erica Zerr on the ballot.\nThe two candidates who receive the highest number of votes will serve a three-year term on the board, meanwhile, the candidate who comes in third will serve for one year.\nEau Claire City Clerk Carrie Riepl said now that the nominations are in, municipalities across the state will finalize their list of candidates for local elections and pass them along to their county clerk.",
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Man who held hostage believed to be from Missouri
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BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Police in a Twin Cities suburb say they don’t know why a man who held a young boy hostage before killing himself was in Minnesota or the community. Brooklyn Park Deputy Chief Mark Bruley says police believe the man, who has not been identified, came to the state from Missouri with an accomplice. Bruley said the two have been traced back to a stolen vehicle case and recent police pursuit in Missouri. The man held a 7-year-old boy hostage in a home Thursday before crisis negotiators were able to secure the child’s release. Police say the standoff ended about seven hours later when the man fatally shot himself.
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"BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Police in a Twin Cities suburb say they don’t know why a man who held a young boy hostage before killing himself was in Minnesota or the community. Brooklyn Park Deputy Chief Mark Bruley says police believe the man, who has not been identified, came to the state from Missouri with an accomplice. Bruley said the two have been traced back to a stolen vehicle case and recent police pursuit in Missouri. The man held a 7-year-old boy hostage in a home Thursday before crisis negotiators were able to secure the child’s release. Police say the standoff ended about seven hours later when the man fatally shot himself.",
"Man who held hostage believed to be from Missouri"
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PepsiCo goes Beyond Meat in new partnership
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PepsiCo is joining forces with Beyond Meat to develop new snacks and drinks made from plant-based proteins. The companies aren’t yet saying what kinds of products they will make. The partnership gives Pepsi access to one of the leading plant-based meat companies in a market that is increasingly looking for healthier options. Beyond Meat makes burgers and sausages from pea protein. It gives Beyond Meat access to Pepsi’s big product line and distribution muscle. Pepsi is the maker of Frito Lay snacks and Quaker cereals in addition to its beverage portfolio. Beyond Meat’s shares soared nearly 40% on the news.
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"PepsiCo is joining forces with Beyond Meat to develop new snacks and drinks made from plant-based proteins. The companies aren’t yet saying what kinds of products they will make. The partnership gives Pepsi access to one of the leading plant-based meat companies in a market that is increasingly looking for healthier options. Beyond Meat makes burgers and sausages from pea protein. It gives Beyond Meat access to Pepsi’s big product line and distribution muscle. Pepsi is the maker of Frito Lay snacks and Quaker cereals in addition to its beverage portfolio. Beyond Meat’s shares soared nearly 40% on the news.",
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Iowa-Minnesota rematch looms; Dickinson shining for Michigan
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No. 16 Minnesota plays at No. 5 Iowa on Sunday. That’s a rematch of a stirring game the teams played on Christmas night. The Golden Gophers won 102-95 in overtime. Brandon Johnson made eight 3-pointers for Minnesota, which overcame 32 points and 17 rebounds from Iowa star Luka Garza. The Big Ten’s other two top-10 teams are scheduled to play Tuesday night when No. 8 Wisconsin visits No. 10 Michigan. The Wolverines are unbeaten and have won four straight games by double digits.
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Iran tells inspectors it plans up to 20% enrichment at Fordo
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has told international nuclear inspectors it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility. That’s a technical step away from weapons-grade levels. The decision increases pressure on the West over its tattered atomic deal. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency acknowledged the step after news of a letter it sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency leaked overnight Friday. Russia’s representative to the IAEA similarly acknowledged Iran’s letter on Twitter, though the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Saturday. The move comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. in the waning days of the administration of President Donald Trump, who unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal in 2018.
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"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has told international nuclear inspectors it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility. That’s a technical step away from weapons-grade levels. The decision increases pressure on the West over its tattered atomic deal. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency acknowledged the step after news of a letter it sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency leaked overnight Friday. Russia’s representative to the IAEA similarly acknowledged Iran’s letter on Twitter, though the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Saturday. The move comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. in the waning days of the administration of President Donald Trump, who unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal in 2018.",
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An effort by a self-exiled senior member of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to return to her homeland has failed after after an airline refused to carry her. Party vice president Mu Sochua said Singapore Airlines did not allow her to board a flight from Los Angeles that would have taken her to Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. She said on Facebook that the airline told her she could not board because she did not have a visa for Cambodia. Mu Sochua holds dual Cambodian-U.S. citizenship, but travels on her U.S. passport. She is one of about 150 opposition party members and supporters who are facing trial on treason charges.
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"PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An effort by a self-exiled senior member of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to return to her homeland has failed after after an airline refused to carry her. Party vice president Mu Sochua said Singapore Airlines did not allow her to board a flight from Los Angeles that would have taken her to Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. She said on Facebook that the airline told her she could not board because she did not have a visa for Cambodia. Mu Sochua holds dual Cambodian-U.S. citizenship, but travels on her U.S. passport. She is one of about 150 opposition party members and supporters who are facing trial on treason charges.",
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Joe Biden the first bill that he’ll sign into law, a measure to allow retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as his secretary of defense. The House and the Senate on Thursday easily passed a waiver that would allow Austin to hold the position, clearing the way for him to be confirmed as defense secretary Friday. The action on Austin’s nomination comes despite bipartisan concerns about preserving civilian control of the military. Lawmakers had to approve a waiver for Austin because he retired from the service within the last seven years. Austin would be the first Black secretary of defense in U.S. history.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Joe Biden the first bill that he’ll sign into law, a measure to allow retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as his secretary of defense. The House and the Senate on Thursday easily passed a waiver that would allow Austin to hold the position, clearing the way for him to be confirmed as defense secretary Friday. The action on Austin’s nomination comes despite bipartisan concerns about preserving civilian control of the military. Lawmakers had to approve a waiver for Austin because he retired from the service within the last seven years. Austin would be the first Black secretary of defense in U.S. history.",
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BERLIN — German police say hundreds of cars and pedestrians are lining up at border crossings along the Czech-German border after Germany declared the Czech Republic a high risk area in the pandemic, meaning it requires proof a negative coronavirus test results before entry.
At the crossings in Waldmuenchen and Fuerth im Wald authorities said hundreds of cars lined up on the Czech side trying to get into Germany in the early morning hours. Further backup was expected during the day Monday.
Since Sunday, people from the Czech Republic need to show negative test results no older than 48 hours every time they enter Germany.
The Czechs who commute to work in neighboring Germany formed long lines at some border crossings, waiting for required tests on the coronavirus.
The Czechs were boosting the capacity of their testing site at the crossings and elsewhere to meet the growing demand.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis was scheduled to discuss the situation with his Bavarian counterpart Markus Söder.
Other Czechs who don’t work in the neighboring country on a daily basis have to have a test but also need to isolate for 10 days if they travel to Germany.
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THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
— Facing questions about its vaccines and its early COVID response, China is hitting back by encouraging fringe theories that may harm
— Mexican President López Obrador says he has mild COVID-19 symptoms as his country registers its highest infections and deaths
— For emergency medical technicians, the coronavirus is constant, riding with them in ambulances from patient to patient
— Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government says it will start vaccinating people for COVID-19 this week.
Sri Lanka will receive 500,000 shots of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India as a donation on Wednesday and the inoculation will begin on the next day. The vaccine will be first given to the frontline members of the health sector, military and police.
Sri Lanka has also ordered a stock of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine and separatelyis supposed to receive vaccines for 20% of the population through the WHO’s COVAX program.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has taken delivery of 5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from an Indian producer.
Bangladesh has planned to buy 30 million doses of vaccines from the Serum Institute of India in phases. Bangladeshi company Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has received the consignment of 5 million doses as distributor in the South Asian country.
On Thursday, the country received 2 million doses of the vaccine as a gift from India while Monday’s vaccines were purchased.
The vaccines, manufactured under license by Serum Institute of India, will primarily be given to frontline workers including doctors and nurses. The government says the inoculation is expected to start soon.
Since March, Bangladesh has recorded more than 8,000 deaths from coronavirus.
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SYDNEY — Australia has suspended its partial travel bubble with New Zealand after New Zealand reported its first coronavirus case outside of a quarantine facility in two months.
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said Monday the suspension would last for three days and was being implemented out of an abundance of caution. Travelers affected need to cancel or face two weeks in quarantine upon arrival.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she’d told Morrison she had confidence in New Zealand’s systems and processes, but it was up to Australia to decide how they managed their borders.
Health officials in New Zealand say genome tests indicate the woman contracted the virus from another returning traveler just before leaving quarantine. However, there was no evidence the virus has spread further.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said the 56-year-old woman had recently returned from Europe. During her mandatory two weeks in quarantine, she tested negative twice. She developed symptoms at home later and tested positive.
Officials say the woman appears to have caught the more infectious South African variant of the virus from another traveler on her second-to-last day in quarantine, and they’re investigating how the health breach happened.
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SYDNEY — Australia’s medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday gave provisional approval for people aged 16 and over to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Residents and workers at aged-care facilities, frontline healthcare workers and quarantine workers are among the groups being prioritized for the first doses.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed the development. He said Australia was among the first countries to complete a comprehensive process to formally approve a vaccine rather than just grant an emergency approval.
Australia has an agreement for 10 million doses of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine and an option to buy more if supplies allow. It also has ordered, conditional on regulatory approval, 53.8 million doses of the vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, 50 million of which would be made in Australia in a partnership with Melbourne-based biopharmaceutical company CSL.
Australia is aiming to complete inoculations by October. The nation of 26 million people has reported fewer than 30,000 virus cases and a little over 900 deaths.
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HONG KONG — A lockdown in part of Hong Kong’s Kowloon neighborhood was lifted Monday after thousands of residents were tested for the virus.
The lockdown that began early Saturday covered 16 buildings in the working-class Yau Tsim Mong district. During the lockdown, residents were not allowed to leave their premises until they had tested negative for the coronavirus.
The district has been at the center of a worsening coronavirus outbreak, with over 160 cases reported over the first three weeks in January. Higher concentrations of the virus were also found in sewage samples, prompting fears the virus could be transmitted via poorly installed plumbing systems in subdivided units that lack ventilation.
The government said in a statement early Monday that about 7,000 people were tested for the coronavirus during the lockdown, with 13 positive infections found. As of Sunday, Hong Kong has reported 10,086 cases of the coronavirus overall, with 169 deaths recorded.
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported another new 437 infections of the coronavirus as officials raised alarm over an outbreak at a missionary training school.
Around 130 students and teachers were found infected so far at the church-run academy in the central city of Daejeon.
Prime Minster Chung Sye-kyun during a virus meeting called for health officials to deal swiftly with the outbreak at the Daejeon school and prevent transmissions from spreading further.
South Korea throughout the pandemic has repeatedly seen huge infection clusters emerge from religious groups, including more than 5,000 infections tied to the secretive Shincheonji Church of Jesus that drove a major outbreak in the southeastern region in spring last year.
“We cannot let that situation repeat,” Chung said.
The numbers released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Monday brought the national caseload to 75,521, including 11 deaths.
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"BERLIN — German police say hundreds of cars and pedestrians are lining up at border crossings along the Czech-German border after Germany declared the Czech Republic a high risk area in the pandemic, meaning it requires proof a negative coronavirus test results before entry.\nAt the crossings in Waldmuenchen and Fuerth im Wald authorities said hundreds of cars lined up on the Czech side trying to get into Germany in the early morning hours. Further backup was expected during the day Monday.\nSince Sunday, people from the Czech Republic need to show negative test results no older than 48 hours every time they enter Germany.\nThe Czechs who commute to work in neighboring Germany formed long lines at some border crossings, waiting for required tests on the coronavirus.\nThe Czechs were boosting the capacity of their testing site at the crossings and elsewhere to meet the growing demand.\nCzech Prime Minister Andrej Babis was scheduled to discuss the situation with his Bavarian counterpart Markus Söder.\nOther Czechs who don’t work in the neighboring country on a daily basis have to have a test but also need to isolate for 10 days if they travel to Germany.\n___\nTHE VIRUS OUTBREAK:\n— Facing questions about its vaccines and its early COVID response, China is hitting back by encouraging fringe theories that may harm\n— Mexican President López Obrador says he has mild COVID-19 symptoms as his country registers its highest infections and deaths\n— For emergency medical technicians, the coronavirus is constant, riding with them in ambulances from patient to patient\n— Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak\n___\nHERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:\nCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government says it will start vaccinating people for COVID-19 this week.\nSri Lanka will receive 500,000 shots of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India as a donation on Wednesday and the inoculation will begin on the next day. The vaccine will be first given to the frontline members of the health sector, military and police.\nSri Lanka has also ordered a stock of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine and separatelyis supposed to receive vaccines for 20% of the population through the WHO’s COVAX program.\n___\nDHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has taken delivery of 5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from an Indian producer.\nBangladesh has planned to buy 30 million doses of vaccines from the Serum Institute of India in phases. Bangladeshi company Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has received the consignment of 5 million doses as distributor in the South Asian country.\nOn Thursday, the country received 2 million doses of the vaccine as a gift from India while Monday’s vaccines were purchased.\nThe vaccines, manufactured under license by Serum Institute of India, will primarily be given to frontline workers including doctors and nurses. The government says the inoculation is expected to start soon.\nSince March, Bangladesh has recorded more than 8,000 deaths from coronavirus.\n___\nSYDNEY — Australia has suspended its partial travel bubble with New Zealand after New Zealand reported its first coronavirus case outside of a quarantine facility in two months.\nAustralian Health Minister Greg Hunt said Monday the suspension would last for three days and was being implemented out of an abundance of caution. Travelers affected need to cancel or face two weeks in quarantine upon arrival.\nNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she’d told Morrison she had confidence in New Zealand’s systems and processes, but it was up to Australia to decide how they managed their borders.\nHealth officials in New Zealand say genome tests indicate the woman contracted the virus from another returning traveler just before leaving quarantine. However, there was no evidence the virus has spread further.\nDirector-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said the 56-year-old woman had recently returned from Europe. During her mandatory two weeks in quarantine, she tested negative twice. She developed symptoms at home later and tested positive.\nOfficials say the woman appears to have caught the more infectious South African variant of the virus from another traveler on her second-to-last day in quarantine, and they’re investigating how the health breach happened.\n___\nSYDNEY — Australia’s medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month.\nThe Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday gave provisional approval for people aged 16 and over to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Residents and workers at aged-care facilities, frontline healthcare workers and quarantine workers are among the groups being prioritized for the first doses.\nAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed the development. He said Australia was among the first countries to complete a comprehensive process to formally approve a vaccine rather than just grant an emergency approval.\nAustralia has an agreement for 10 million doses of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine and an option to buy more if supplies allow. It also has ordered, conditional on regulatory approval, 53.8 million doses of the vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, 50 million of which would be made in Australia in a partnership with Melbourne-based biopharmaceutical company CSL.\nAustralia is aiming to complete inoculations by October. The nation of 26 million people has reported fewer than 30,000 virus cases and a little over 900 deaths.\n___\nHONG KONG — A lockdown in part of Hong Kong’s Kowloon neighborhood was lifted Monday after thousands of residents were tested for the virus.\nThe lockdown that began early Saturday covered 16 buildings in the working-class Yau Tsim Mong district. During the lockdown, residents were not allowed to leave their premises until they had tested negative for the coronavirus.\nThe district has been at the center of a worsening coronavirus outbreak, with over 160 cases reported over the first three weeks in January. Higher concentrations of the virus were also found in sewage samples, prompting fears the virus could be transmitted via poorly installed plumbing systems in subdivided units that lack ventilation.\nThe government said in a statement early Monday that about 7,000 people were tested for the coronavirus during the lockdown, with 13 positive infections found. As of Sunday, Hong Kong has reported 10,086 cases of the coronavirus overall, with 169 deaths recorded.\n___\nSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported another new 437 infections of the coronavirus as officials raised alarm over an outbreak at a missionary training school.\nAround 130 students and teachers were found infected so far at the church-run academy in the central city of Daejeon.\nPrime Minster Chung Sye-kyun during a virus meeting called for health officials to deal swiftly with the outbreak at the Daejeon school and prevent transmissions from spreading further.\nSouth Korea throughout the pandemic has repeatedly seen huge infection clusters emerge from religious groups, including more than 5,000 infections tied to the secretive Shincheonji Church of Jesus that drove a major outbreak in the southeastern region in spring last year.\n“We cannot let that situation repeat,” Chung said.\nThe numbers released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Monday brought the national caseload to 75,521, including 11 deaths.",
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco school board has voted to remove the names of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and others from public schools after officials deemed them unworthy of the honor. The decision was made at a San Francisco school board meeting to strip the names of 44 public schools, or a third of schools in the city. The move stirred debate Wednesday on whether the famously liberal city has taken the national reckoning on America’s racist past too far. One parent called it ‘a parody of leftist activism.’ The school board says it sends the message that racism and other acts of wrongdoing should not be honored.
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GAINESVILLE, Ga, (AP) — A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant has killed six people, with multiple others taken to the hospital. A spokesperson for Northeast Georgia Health System said five people died Thursday at the Gainesville plant before they could be taken to the hospital and one person died in the emergency room. Hall County Fire Department Division Chief Zach Brackett says the leak happened after 10 a.m. at Prime Pak Foods. He said firefighters arrived to find workers milling around outside, some with injuries. At least four firefighters were also injured and take to the Gainesville hospital with what Brackett described as respiratory complaints.
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AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency says no new side effects linked to the coronavirus vaccine made by BioNTech and Pfizer were identified in the regulator’s first safety update on COVID-19 vaccines.
In a statement published Friday, the European regulator said its expert committee assessed reports of people who died after getting the vaccine and said their review “did not suggest a safety concern.” Earlier this month, Norwegian officials amended their vaccination advice to say that doctors should assess frail and severely ill elderly people to decide if they should be immunized.
The EMA concluded that safety data collected on the Pfizer vaccine are “consistent with the known safety profile of the vaccine” and noted that severe allergic reactions are a known, rare side effect. It said the frequency of such allergic reactions was about 11 cases per million doses in the U.S. but that there was no comparable European estimate yet.
The EMA authorized the Pfizer vaccine on December 21 and granted it a conditional license; Pfizer and BioNTech must submit safety reports every month in line with a heightened monitoring process. The agency said “there are no recommended changes regarding the use of the vaccine.”
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THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
The U.S. reports first case of South Africa virus variant found in South Carolina. More than 90 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be produced in Japan. No respite for UK hospital workers facing record number of patients. EXPLAINER: Why it’s hard to make vaccines and boost supplies.
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Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
MADRID — The coronavirus pandemic dragged Spain’s economic output down 11% in 2020 from the previous year, according to official preliminary statistics released Friday.
The year closed with the fourth largest economy among the nations that use the euro currency shrinking for the first time after six years of continuous growth. Output grew by 2% in 2019 compared to 2018.
The economy grew in the last three months of 2020 by a meagre 0.4%, mostly driven by internal consumption and investment, after a 16.4% quarter-to-quarter growth from April to June. The timid growth from October to December surprised some analysts who were forecasting an imminent return to recession.
Spain’s statistics agency, INE, also said that inflation grew by 0.6% in January 2021 compared to the same month of 2020, the first time that prices increased since COVID-19 hit the country.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s prime minister says a deal to purchase Chinese coronavirus vaccines could be concluded as early as Friday, which would make Hungary the first country in the European Union to purchase a vaccine from China.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on public radio that his government is monitoring the use of a vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm in neighboring Serbia, which became the first European country to administer the drug after it received 1 million doses earlier this month.
Hungary’s drug regulator has not yet approved the Sinopharm vaccine. But a decree ordered by the government on Thursday streamlined the approval procedure by allowing any vaccine that had been administered to at least 1 million people to be used in Hungary.
Orban said he would personally choose to be inoculated with the Sinopharm vaccine since he trusted it the most.
Hungary last week was the first EU member to approve the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, and has ordered doses to treat 1 million people over the next three months. Orban has been critical of the EU’s vaccine procurement program and insisted that countries that pursue their own vaccine agreements are faring better.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has extended restrictions that close food shops, except for grocery stores and pharmacies, schools and public gatherings of more than five people for another three weeks until the end of February.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said “we have seen how quickly the new mutation can get things out of control. Therefore, we cannot relax the restrictions. Even when we get vaccinated more, we must proceed cautiously.”
Cafes and restaurants remain closed but can still sell takeout food. Gyms, public libraries, beauty parlors and hairdressers also will remain shut until Feb. 28.
Advice to avoid non-essential travel — including business trips — outside of Denmark also was extended to the end of February, with Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod saying it was “an important element in the effort to control the spread of infection as the mutations of coronavirus occur in several countries.”
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating front-line health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings that the medical sector faces a collapse because of health personnel being infected with the coronavirus.
Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 vaccine doses as a donation from neighboring India. The Oxford-AstraZenica vaccine also known as the COVISHIELD is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
The government says 150,000 health workers and 115,000 military and police will be given primary access to the vaccine.
Sri Lanka has been experiencing a new outbreak of the disease since October with the emergence of two clusters — one centered at a garment factory and other at a fish market.
Sri Lanka has reported a total of 61,585 cases, including 297 fatalities.
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TOKYO — Japan’s minister in charge of the coronavirus vaccine rollout warned the public on Friday against scams in which callers ask for payments to reserve inoculation slots.
Taro Kono, minister for administrative affairs, stressed the innoculations, set to start next month, are free.
“We want to make sure our message is getting relayed,” Kono told reporters, acknowledging such attempts may grow.
Local government offices have been deluged with inquiries about vaccine-related telephone calls wanting cash or personal information, he said.
Cases of COVID-19 infections have been growing recently, with more than 5,000 deaths so far.
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BEIJING — New cases of local transmission in China are continuing to fall with just 36 announced on Friday, even as the country’s annual Lunar New Year travel push gets underway.
Authorities have taken a variety measures to discourage travel this season and far few Chinese appear willing to make the trip, even though it might be their only chance to return home and see family all year.
The northeastern province of Heilongjiang reported the largest number of new cases, 21, over the past 24 hours, followed by Jilin province just to the south. The capital Beijing and its surrounding province of Hebei both reported one new case each.
Also Friday, inspectors from the World Health Organization began day two of a fact finding tour in the central Chinese city of Wuhan clusters of the virus were first detected in late 2019.
The mission has become politically charged, as China seeks to avoid blame for alleged missteps in its early response to the outbreak. A major question is where the Chinese side will allow the researchers to go and whom they will be able to talk to.
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UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief is calling the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines a “global emergency,” saying more that 70 million doses have been administered but fewer than 20,000 vaccinations were on the African continent.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that while every country has the duty to protect its own people “no country can afford to neglect the rest of the world.”
He called “vaccine nationalism” both a moral and economic failure and said: “We need a global vaccination campaign to deal with a global pandemic.”
If COVID-19 continues circulating in the global south, it will inevitably mutate, Guterres told a news conference. New variants could be more deadly and more transmissible and threaten the effectiveness of current vaccines, “prolonging or risking to prolong the pandemic significantly.”
Research by the International Chamber of Commerce showed that without support to the developing world, “this crisis could cost the global economy up to $9.2 trillion –- almost half, including in the wealthiest countries,’’ the secretary-general said.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it is reviewing a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for military troops to help set up vaccination sites, as the Biden administration vows to speed up deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine over the next few weeks.
Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday that the military will help as aggressively as it can, and it will likely require a mix of active-duty troops as well as National Guard and Reserves to meet FEMA’s needs.
According to a draft of the request, FEMA wants the military to set up 100 teams that will help operate vaccination centers across the country. Kirby and other Pentagon officials said Thursday that talks are still ongoing to determine how many service members it will take and who they will be.
FEMA initially asked for as many as 10,000 troops, but defense officials say it may not require that many.
Since a key job will be to actually give shots to the public, officials have to determine what military personnel can do that without taking key capabilities from other units, including some that may be deployed. In addition, many health care professionals who are in the Guard and Reserves are already working at critical medical jobs, and may not be available for the vaccination centers.
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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands. That’s according to a new report from the state attorney general that dealt a blow to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s claims that his state is doing better than others in protecting its most vulnerable.
Attorney General Letitia James has, for months, been examining discrepancies between the number of deaths being reported by the state’s Department of Health, and the number of deaths reported by the homes themselves. Her investigators looked at a sample of 62 of the state’s roughly 600 nursing homes. They reported 1,914 deaths of residents from COVID-19, while the state Department of Health logged only 1,229 deaths at those same facilities
The report backed up the findings of an Associated Press investigation last year. The official 8,711 nursing home toll could actually be more than 13,000, highest in the nation.
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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has only shared a photo of himself since testing positive for the coronavirus.
His aides say little more than the leader is in good spirits, experiencing mild symptoms and working. But the country has grown accustomed to waking to the 67-year-old López Obrador as he conducts marathon news conferences each morning.
His public absence since the weekend announcement of his illness is spurring calls that the president who touts the transparency of his administration to share more about his health.
López Obrador played down the coronavirus threat early, has rarely been seen wearing a mask in public and at times contradicted his own health officials’ recommendations. The president is a heart attack survivor who has high blood pressure.
Michelle Varela, an economist, says she hopes after his illness, López Obrador will take precautions to set an example. Mexico has 1.8 million confirmed cases and more than 153,000 confirmed deaths, the fourth-highest death toll in the world.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the United States for the first time.
South Carolina officials say two such cases have been diagnosed in the state. The two cases don’t appear to be connected, nor do the people have a history of recent travel, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Viruses mutate constantly and many variants of the coronavirus are circulating around the globe. However, scientists are primarily concerned with three that appear to spread more easily.
Other variants first reported in the United Kingdom and Brazil were already confirmed in the U.S. Researchers predicted it was only a matter of time before the variant identified in South Africa reached the United States as well.
President Joe Biden on Monday reinstated COVID-19 travel restrictions on most non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, the U.K. and South Africa. The CDC is currently recommending Americans not travel.
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"AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency says no new side effects linked to the coronavirus vaccine made by BioNTech and Pfizer were identified in the regulator’s first safety update on COVID-19 vaccines.\nIn a statement published Friday, the European regulator said its expert committee assessed reports of people who died after getting the vaccine and said their review “did not suggest a safety concern.” Earlier this month, Norwegian officials amended their vaccination advice to say that doctors should assess frail and severely ill elderly people to decide if they should be immunized.\nThe EMA concluded that safety data collected on the Pfizer vaccine are “consistent with the known safety profile of the vaccine” and noted that severe allergic reactions are a known, rare side effect. It said the frequency of such allergic reactions was about 11 cases per million doses in the U.S. but that there was no comparable European estimate yet.\nThe EMA authorized the Pfizer vaccine on December 21 and granted it a conditional license; Pfizer and BioNTech must submit safety reports every month in line with a heightened monitoring process. The agency said “there are no recommended changes regarding the use of the vaccine.”\n___\nTHE VIRUS OUTBREAK:\nThe U.S. reports first case of South Africa virus variant found in South Carolina. More than 90 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be produced in Japan. No respite for UK hospital workers facing record number of patients. EXPLAINER: Why it’s hard to make vaccines and boost supplies.\n___\nFollow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak\n___\nHERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:\nMADRID — The coronavirus pandemic dragged Spain’s economic output down 11% in 2020 from the previous year, according to official preliminary statistics released Friday.\nThe year closed with the fourth largest economy among the nations that use the euro currency shrinking for the first time after six years of continuous growth. Output grew by 2% in 2019 compared to 2018.\nThe economy grew in the last three months of 2020 by a meagre 0.4%, mostly driven by internal consumption and investment, after a 16.4% quarter-to-quarter growth from April to June. The timid growth from October to December surprised some analysts who were forecasting an imminent return to recession.\nSpain’s statistics agency, INE, also said that inflation grew by 0.6% in January 2021 compared to the same month of 2020, the first time that prices increased since COVID-19 hit the country.\n___\nBUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s prime minister says a deal to purchase Chinese coronavirus vaccines could be concluded as early as Friday, which would make Hungary the first country in the European Union to purchase a vaccine from China.\nPrime Minister Viktor Orban said on public radio that his government is monitoring the use of a vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm in neighboring Serbia, which became the first European country to administer the drug after it received 1 million doses earlier this month.\nHungary’s drug regulator has not yet approved the Sinopharm vaccine. But a decree ordered by the government on Thursday streamlined the approval procedure by allowing any vaccine that had been administered to at least 1 million people to be used in Hungary.\nOrban said he would personally choose to be inoculated with the Sinopharm vaccine since he trusted it the most.\nHungary last week was the first EU member to approve the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, and has ordered doses to treat 1 million people over the next three months. Orban has been critical of the EU’s vaccine procurement program and insisted that countries that pursue their own vaccine agreements are faring better.\n___\nCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has extended restrictions that close food shops, except for grocery stores and pharmacies, schools and public gatherings of more than five people for another three weeks until the end of February.\nPrime Minister Mette Frederiksen said “we have seen how quickly the new mutation can get things out of control. Therefore, we cannot relax the restrictions. Even when we get vaccinated more, we must proceed cautiously.”\nCafes and restaurants remain closed but can still sell takeout food. Gyms, public libraries, beauty parlors and hairdressers also will remain shut until Feb. 28.\nAdvice to avoid non-essential travel — including business trips — outside of Denmark also was extended to the end of February, with Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod saying it was “an important element in the effort to control the spread of infection as the mutations of coronavirus occur in several countries.”\n___\nCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating front-line health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings that the medical sector faces a collapse because of health personnel being infected with the coronavirus.\nSri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 vaccine doses as a donation from neighboring India. The Oxford-AstraZenica vaccine also known as the COVISHIELD is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.\nThe government says 150,000 health workers and 115,000 military and police will be given primary access to the vaccine.\nSri Lanka has been experiencing a new outbreak of the disease since October with the emergence of two clusters — one centered at a garment factory and other at a fish market.\nSri Lanka has reported a total of 61,585 cases, including 297 fatalities.\n___\nTOKYO — Japan’s minister in charge of the coronavirus vaccine rollout warned the public on Friday against scams in which callers ask for payments to reserve inoculation slots.\nTaro Kono, minister for administrative affairs, stressed the innoculations, set to start next month, are free.\n“We want to make sure our message is getting relayed,” Kono told reporters, acknowledging such attempts may grow.\nLocal government offices have been deluged with inquiries about vaccine-related telephone calls wanting cash or personal information, he said.\nCases of COVID-19 infections have been growing recently, with more than 5,000 deaths so far.\n___\nBEIJING — New cases of local transmission in China are continuing to fall with just 36 announced on Friday, even as the country’s annual Lunar New Year travel push gets underway.\nAuthorities have taken a variety measures to discourage travel this season and far few Chinese appear willing to make the trip, even though it might be their only chance to return home and see family all year.\nThe northeastern province of Heilongjiang reported the largest number of new cases, 21, over the past 24 hours, followed by Jilin province just to the south. The capital Beijing and its surrounding province of Hebei both reported one new case each.\nAlso Friday, inspectors from the World Health Organization began day two of a fact finding tour in the central Chinese city of Wuhan clusters of the virus were first detected in late 2019.\nThe mission has become politically charged, as China seeks to avoid blame for alleged missteps in its early response to the outbreak. A major question is where the Chinese side will allow the researchers to go and whom they will be able to talk to.\n___\nUNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief is calling the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines a “global emergency,” saying more that 70 million doses have been administered but fewer than 20,000 vaccinations were on the African continent.\nSecretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that while every country has the duty to protect its own people “no country can afford to neglect the rest of the world.”\nHe called “vaccine nationalism” both a moral and economic failure and said: “We need a global vaccination campaign to deal with a global pandemic.”\nIf COVID-19 continues circulating in the global south, it will inevitably mutate, Guterres told a news conference. New variants could be more deadly and more transmissible and threaten the effectiveness of current vaccines, “prolonging or risking to prolong the pandemic significantly.”\nResearch by the International Chamber of Commerce showed that without support to the developing world, “this crisis could cost the global economy up to $9.2 trillion –- almost half, including in the wealthiest countries,’’ the secretary-general said.\n___\nWASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it is reviewing a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for military troops to help set up vaccination sites, as the Biden administration vows to speed up deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine over the next few weeks.\nPentagon chief spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday that the military will help as aggressively as it can, and it will likely require a mix of active-duty troops as well as National Guard and Reserves to meet FEMA’s needs.\nAccording to a draft of the request, FEMA wants the military to set up 100 teams that will help operate vaccination centers across the country. Kirby and other Pentagon officials said Thursday that talks are still ongoing to determine how many service members it will take and who they will be.\nFEMA initially asked for as many as 10,000 troops, but defense officials say it may not require that many.\nSince a key job will be to actually give shots to the public, officials have to determine what military personnel can do that without taking key capabilities from other units, including some that may be deployed. In addition, many health care professionals who are in the Guard and Reserves are already working at critical medical jobs, and may not be available for the vaccination centers.\n___\nALBANY, N.Y. — New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands. That’s according to a new report from the state attorney general that dealt a blow to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s claims that his state is doing better than others in protecting its most vulnerable.\nAttorney General Letitia James has, for months, been examining discrepancies between the number of deaths being reported by the state’s Department of Health, and the number of deaths reported by the homes themselves. Her investigators looked at a sample of 62 of the state’s roughly 600 nursing homes. They reported 1,914 deaths of residents from COVID-19, while the state Department of Health logged only 1,229 deaths at those same facilities\nThe report backed up the findings of an Associated Press investigation last year. The official 8,711 nursing home toll could actually be more than 13,000, highest in the nation.\n___\nMEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has only shared a photo of himself since testing positive for the coronavirus.\nHis aides say little more than the leader is in good spirits, experiencing mild symptoms and working. But the country has grown accustomed to waking to the 67-year-old López Obrador as he conducts marathon news conferences each morning.\nHis public absence since the weekend announcement of his illness is spurring calls that the president who touts the transparency of his administration to share more about his health.\nLópez Obrador played down the coronavirus threat early, has rarely been seen wearing a mask in public and at times contradicted his own health officials’ recommendations. The president is a heart attack survivor who has high blood pressure.\nMichelle Varela, an economist, says she hopes after his illness, López Obrador will take precautions to set an example. Mexico has 1.8 million confirmed cases and more than 153,000 confirmed deaths, the fourth-highest death toll in the world.\n___\nCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the United States for the first time.\nSouth Carolina officials say two such cases have been diagnosed in the state. The two cases don’t appear to be connected, nor do the people have a history of recent travel, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.\nViruses mutate constantly and many variants of the coronavirus are circulating around the globe. However, scientists are primarily concerned with three that appear to spread more easily.\nOther variants first reported in the United Kingdom and Brazil were already confirmed in the U.S. Researchers predicted it was only a matter of time before the variant identified in South Africa reached the United States as well.\nPresident Joe Biden on Monday reinstated COVID-19 travel restrictions on most non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, the U.K. and South Africa. The CDC is currently recommending Americans not travel.",
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CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) - Calling all artists: Markquart Motors is looking for someone to paint them a new mural, and the winning artist will receive a scholarship.
Social Media Director for Markquart Motors, Christine Pierce, said when the company was updating the canvasses in the service department, there was one spot still empty. An employee in the service department, she said, suggested hanging an American flag in the empty spot. The idea was built on, and they decided to ask students to submit their designs for a mural. Pierce says the focus of the mural should be an American flag but assures that students have the freedom to get creative when keeping the American flag as a focus.
The chosen artist will receive a $5,000 scholarship, and next year, the mural will be auctioned off. The money from the auction will be donated to a local non-profit, according to Pierce. And next winter, a new student will be chosen to paint a new mural and receive the scholarship as well.
"Any age can enter," Pierce assured. "You can be in high school or college, you don't have to be an art major by any means, if art is just a hobby of yours you can be entered to win."
Pierce said they want students to drop off or send them a picture of their concept for the mural and the company's marketing department will chose the winner this winter. Click or tap here to view the submission form.
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"CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) - Calling all artists: Markquart Motors is looking for someone to paint them a new mural, and the winning artist will receive a scholarship.\nSocial Media Director for Markquart Motors, Christine Pierce, said when the company was updating the canvasses in the service department, there was one spot still empty. An employee in the service department, she said, suggested hanging an American flag in the empty spot. The idea was built on, and they decided to ask students to submit their designs for a mural. Pierce says the focus of the mural should be an American flag but assures that students have the freedom to get creative when keeping the American flag as a focus.\nThe chosen artist will receive a $5,000 scholarship, and next year, the mural will be auctioned off. The money from the auction will be donated to a local non-profit, according to Pierce. And next winter, a new student will be chosen to paint a new mural and receive the scholarship as well.\n\"Any age can enter,\" Pierce assured. \"You can be in high school or college, you don't have to be an art major by any means, if art is just a hobby of yours you can be entered to win.\"\nPierce said they want students to drop off or send them a picture of their concept for the mural and the company's marketing department will chose the winner this winter. Click or tap here to view the submission form.",
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