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Colorado marks latest mass shooting tragedy after 10 killed

By PATTY NIEBERG and THOMAS PEIPERT BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A shooting at a crowded Colorado supermarket that killed 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive, sent terrorized shoppers and workers scrambling for…
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AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages

By MARIA CHENG and LAURAN NEERGAARD LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease across all age groups in a late-stage study in the…
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Judge limits evidence, refuses to move trial in Floyd death

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Friday denied a defense request to delay or move the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death after…
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Despite headwinds, House set to OK Dems’ immigration bills

By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats seemed poised to claim victory Thursday in the House’s first votes this year on immigration, but moving legislation on the divisive issue all the way through Congress is…
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Atlanta-area shootings leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent

By KATE BRUMBACK ATLANTA (AP) — A series of shootings over nearly an hour at three Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people dead and raised fears that the attack was another hate crime against Asian…
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Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a Rose Garden ceremony. But there wasn’t so much as…
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Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin’

By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,…
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Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ AP - With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in…
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AP-NORC poll: 1 in 5 in US lost someone close in pandemic

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARION RENAULT WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as…
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Biden’s first 50 days: Where he stands on key promises

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on everything from climate change to immigration reform to the coronavirus pandemic. He hits…
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