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Month: July 2020

Pacific islanders in Utah facing heightened virus impact

Pacific islanders in Utah facing heightened virus impact

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State data indicate the coronavirus outbreak has disproportionately impacted Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians living in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the groups make up 1.6% of Utah’s population but account for 3.8% of reported cases of COVID-19. State analysis indicates Pacific Islanders and […]

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Huntsman, Cox in tight race for GOP nod for Utah governor

Huntsman, Cox in tight race for GOP nod for Utah governor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The hotly contested four-way GOP primary in the race for Utah governor ended Tuesday, but no winner was immediately declared as vote-counting continued during the coronavirus pandemic. The other two candidates were trailing behind. Greg Hughes is a former ex-House speaker and vocal supporter of […]

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Three horses shot in Millard County

Three horses shot in Millard County

In the early hours of June 26, three horses were shot in Millard County with one later succumbing to its injuries. In a post on the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s Facebook page, they encouraged anyone with information about the incident to report it to the Millard Sheriff’s Office […]

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Coronavirus updates: Cuomo slams Trump, asks him to ‘admit you were wrong’

Coronavirus updates: Cuomo slams Trump, asks him to ‘admit you were wrong’

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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Veteran Oklahoma police officer killed, rookie in critical condition, after suspect shoots both in the head

Veteran Oklahoma police officer killed, rookie in critical condition, after suspect shoots both in the head

carlballou/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News (TULSA, Okla.) — A veteran Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer died Tuesday after a traffic stop went wrong. Six weeks after Officer Aurash Zarkeshan completed training with the Tulsa Police Department, he made a regular traffic stop on East 21st Street early Monday morning, police said. […]

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DHS launches rapid deployment teams to federal monuments over the July 4th weekend

DHS launches rapid deployment teams to federal monuments over the July 4th weekend

SeanPavonePhoto/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump ramps up his hard-line rhetoric against protesters, The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it is launching rapid deployment teams to federal monuments over the Fourth of July weekend. The effort comes in the wake of nationwide protests over […]

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Coronavirus updates: Hundreds of new cases linked to Myrtle Beach trips

Coronavirus updates: Hundreds of new cases linked to Myrtle Beach trips

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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America’s national parks face existential crisis over race

America’s national parks face existential crisis over race

Acting National Park Service Director David Vela. – (ABC News)By STEPHANIE EBBS and DEVIN DWYER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As millions of Americans escape home quarantine to the great outdoors this summer, they’ll venture into parks, campgrounds and forest lands that remain stubborn bastions of self-segregation. “The outdoors and […]

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Coronavirus updates: Europe reopens borders but US travelers remain barred

Coronavirus updates: Europe reopens borders but US travelers remain barred

narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 511,000 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 the Center for […]

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Seattle police clear CHOP zone, make arrests after mayor’s executive order

Seattle police clear CHOP zone, make arrests after mayor’s executive order

David Ryder/Getty ImagesBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (SEATTLE) — Following “ongoing violence and public safety issues,” Seattle’s mayor has issued an executive order to clear the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone — a several block, autonomous police-free zone — and Seattle police enforced the order Wednesday morning. Seattle Police Chief […]

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