Category: National
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New legislation would protect drivers who hit protestors
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters used an increasingly common tactic to draw attention to their cause: swarming out onto major roads to temporarily paralyze traffic.
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Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy
Divisions over race, politics, gender and LGBTQ issues are roiling America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next week.
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What’s safe after COVID-19 vaccination? Don’t shed masks yet
You’re fully vaccinated against the coronavirus — now what? Don’t expect to shed your mask and get back to normal activities right away.
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AP Week in Pictures, Global
FEB. 13 – 19, 2021
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The Latest: Germany sees drop in new cases levelling off
MEXICO CITY — Mexico says it will get its first shipment of the Chinese Coronavac vaccine Saturday and by Monday will receive its first lot of the Russian Sputnik V shot. Both shipments are expected to consist of about 200,000 doses.
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Today in History
Today in History
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Weather experts: Lack of planning caused cold catastrophe
This week’s killer freeze in the U.S. was no surprise.
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World leaders applaud US formal return to Paris climate pact
WASHINGTON (AP) — World leaders welcomed the United States’ official return to the Paris climate accord Friday, but politically trickier steps lie just ahead for President Joe Biden, including setting a tough national target in coming months for cutting damaging fossil fuel emissions.
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Delayed trial of Women v US Soccer pushed back to June 15
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The long delayed trial in the case of female players against the U.S. Soccer Federation has been pushed back again.
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST
Southern cities hit hard by storms face new crisis: No water