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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported another 806 deaths from coronavirus during the winter surge, pushing California’s toll above 50,000, or about one-tenth of the U.S. …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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2/25/21
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported another 806 deaths from coronavirus during the winter surge, pushing California’s toll above 50,000, or about one-tenth of the U.S. …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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2/24/21
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It’s been more than three years since the #MeToo movement launched a culture-shifting conversation about sexual violence. But Tarana Burke, the activist who gave the movement its name, says …
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By JOCELYN NOVECK
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2/24/21
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Facebook, following in Google's footsteps, says it to "support the news industry” over the next three years.
The social networking giant, which over a law that would make social platforms pay …
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By TALI ARBEL
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2/24/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — Katharine McPhee and David Foster may want to channel their musical talents into lullabies.
The couple, who wed in 2019, have welcomed a baby boy, McPhee's publicist confirmed …
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2/24/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News is launching a streaming version of “60 Minutes” on the new Paramount+ service, hoping to expose the durable brand to a younger and more diverse audience.
The “60 …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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2/24/21
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A real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in more than half a million people confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose.
Wednesday’s …
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By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
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2/24/21
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HOUSTON (AP) — With its long-term facilities for immigrant children nearly full, the Biden administration is working to expedite the release of children to their relatives in the U.S.
U.S. …
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT
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2/24/21
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One of Pennsylvania’s largest health networks allowed employees' family members to skip the COVID-19 vaccine line, raising questions of fairness at a time of strong public demand and scarce …
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
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2/24/21
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Palm Beach County defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, refusing to lower its courthouse flags to half-staff in honor of the late conservative broadcaster
The …
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By TERRY SPENCER and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
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2/24/21
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and whether he had been …
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2/24/21
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As the coronavirus pandemic exploded worldwide last April, global organizations banded together to help ensure that the world's most vulnerable people would get vaccines amid the rush for shots. The …
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By MARIA CHENG
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2/24/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music — and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet — to help guide him.
“The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present” will …
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By HILLEL ITALIE
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2/24/21
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters and trappers exceeded Wisconsin's wolf kill limit by Wednesday morning and still had hours left to kill more of the animals.
The Department of Natural Resources …
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By TODD RICHMOND
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2/24/21
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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Demand for new homes in the U.S. surged 4.3% in January with the housing market still one of the strongest segments of the economy.
Last month's increase pushed sales …
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By MATT OTT
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2/24/21
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CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man who had been released early from prison in January as part of a is now accused of three killings, including the death of a neighbor whose heart he cut out, …
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2/24/21
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — Mario Valdez, his wife and their 18-year-old son were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this month as part of a special effort to inoculate every resident of Central Falls, …
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By PHILIP MARCELO
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2/24/21
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Many nations in the Asia-Pacific region are rolling out the first shots for COVID-19 this week.
Here's a look at major developments:
SOUTH KOREA
South Korea’s top infectious disease …
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By The Associated Press
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2/24/21
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Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through the Nineveh Plains in …
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By MARIAM FAM
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2/24/21
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Navy veteran who was going through an episode of paranoia died after a Northern California police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, his family said …
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OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
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2/23/21
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