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Month: July 2020

Miami cop relieved of duty after video shows him appearing to punch woman in the face

Miami cop relieved of duty after video shows him appearing to punch woman in the face

ChiccoDodiFC/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (MIAMI) — At least one Miami-Dade County police officer has been relieved of duty after a video posted to Instagram appears to show two officers in a verbal altercation with a woman before one of them punches her in the face in an incident that […]

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Summer heat building, July 4 weekend to be hot and hazy

Summer heat building, July 4 weekend to be hot and hazy

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the last 48 hours, almost a foot of rain fell near Grand Forks, North Dakota, which flooded fields, overwhelmed drains and swamped farmsteads. Severe storms also moved through Kansas City, Missouri, quickly dropping 2 to 3 inches of rain that […]

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Advocates demand action after coronavirus spurs 2,000 reports of anti-Asian bias

Advocates demand action after coronavirus spurs 2,000 reports of anti-Asian bias

Asian Pacific Policy and Planning CouncilBy STACY CHEN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new report says that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States have been the target of more than 2,000 bias incidents since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic — with nearly half of […]

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Teachers worry about return to classroom amid surges in COVID-19 cases

Teachers worry about return to classroom amid surges in COVID-19 cases

smolaw11/iStockBy SOPHIE TATUM, ABC News (NEW YORK) — August Plock, a high school social studies teacher in Pflugerville, Texas, said he is slated to be back in the classroom on Aug. 13. But as new COVID-19 cases surge in the state, he said he’s concerned that teachers are being sacrificed […]

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Party guests exposed to COVID-19 not cooperating, officials say

Party guests exposed to COVID-19 not cooperating, officials say

narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 515,000 people worldwide. Over 10.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data […]

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People who stayed home before lockdown likely helped slow spread of COVID-19: Researchers

People who stayed home before lockdown likely helped slow spread of COVID-19: Researchers

Kai und Kristin Fotografie/iStockBy ALEXIS CARRINGTON, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) — A new study has found that people who were proactive and stayed home even before lockdown orders were implemented in the United States may have helped slow the spread of the novel coronavirus back in March and April. The study, […]

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Dixie State Athletics Advances To Division I Wednesday

Dixie State Athletics Advances To Division I Wednesday

ST. GEORGE, Utah-Wednesday, Dixie State University officially advanced to Division I, joining the Western Athletic Conference as the Denver-based conference’s eighth full member. This officially occurred January 11, 2019 and upon completion of a four-year reclassification process, Dixie State will be eligible for NCAA Division I postseason competitions in all […]

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Packers sign 1st-round pick Love, 2nd-round choice Dillon

Packers sign 1st-round pick Love, 2nd-round choice Dillon

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have signed each of their two top draft picks: Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and Boston College running back A.J. Dillon. Green Bay gave the Miami Dolphins a fourth-round draft choice to move up four spots in the first round and […]

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Bicyclist hit by car in Monroe

Bicyclist hit by car in Monroe

A woman was struck by a car while riding her bicycle on June 30 in Monroe. The cyclist was riding along the side of the road when the vehicle came up behind her traveling in the same direction. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis the cyclist, 21 year old […]

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Coronavirus updates: Texas hits record 8,076 new cases

Coronavirus updates: Texas hits record 8,076 new cases

narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 512,000 people worldwide. Over 10.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by […]

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