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Month: October 2020

Utah school district firm to online learning despite critic

Utah school district firm to online learning despite critic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox criticized the Salt Lake City School District for not mandating in-person learning, the district reaffirmed its commitment to online learning. School district spokesperson Yandary Chatwin says the district will continue with remote, online learning in order to keep faculty, staff, […]

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Utah man rescued from mine shaft near Provo uninjured

Utah man rescued from mine shaft near Provo uninjured

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An 18-year-old Utah man was rescued from a mine shaft after he was unable to climb his way out. Sgt. Spencer Cannon of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office says the man was not injured or trapped but did not make an attempt to climb out […]

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Virus tests costlier under Utah contract with startup

Virus tests costlier under Utah contract with startup

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new audit finds a multimillion-dollar coronavirus-testing contract the state of Utah signed with a startup company ended up costing significantly more per test because fewer people than expected took the tests. The audit released Wednesday found the agreement with Nomi Health was for a […]

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Advocates push for police reform after summer of unrest

Advocates push for police reform after summer of unrest

amphotora/iStockBy JP KEENAN and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Delisha Searcy has been pleading for police reform for more than a year after her 19-year-old son, De’Von Bailey, was shot in the back by officers in Colorado. “I’m looking for in this election, people that are going to […]

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Suspect arrested in ambush shooting of two LA sheriff’s deputies

Suspect arrested in ambush shooting of two LA sheriff’s deputies

kali9/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ALEX STONE and MATT GUTMAN, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A suspect has been arrested in the brazen ambush shooting that left two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies severely wounded, authorities said. Authorities identified the suspect as 36-year-old Deonte Murray. Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced […]

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Coronavirus live updates: NFL postpones first game again as more people test positive

Coronavirus live updates: NFL postpones first game again as more people test positive

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people worldwide. Over 34 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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Coronavirus live updates: Boston won’t enter next phase of reopening after spike in cases

Coronavirus live updates: Boston won’t enter next phase of reopening after spike in cases

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than one million people worldwide. Over 33.9 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 […]

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Gusty winds and record heat forecast for Northern and Southern California

Gusty winds and record heat forecast for Northern and Southern California

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Gusty, dry winds are expected on Thursday and Friday for parts of Northern California, where the Glass and Dolan Fires are burning. Winds could gust up to 30 mph. In addition, more record heat is expected from San Diego and Los […]

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Questions mount as release of grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor case delayed

Questions mount as release of grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor case delayed

Breonna Taylor FamilyBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a motion to delay the release of audio recordings related to the Breonna Taylor case on Wednesday, adding to a mounting list of questions that followed a grand jury’s decision to charge only one […]

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South Dakota seeing surge in COVID-19 transmission as cases rise in Midwest

South Dakota seeing surge in COVID-19 transmission as cases rise in Midwest

filadendron/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — South Dakota has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 spread in the country, several reports show, as the Midwest experiences a surge in cases. The state ranked second in the country for both rates of new cases and test positivity in the […]

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