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Month: February 2021

COVID-19 vaccine doses allegedly stolen, two children wrongly vaccinated in Tennessee county

COVID-19 vaccine doses allegedly stolen, two children wrongly vaccinated in Tennessee county

peterschreiber.media/iStockBy WILL MCDUFFIE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Coronavirus vaccines were allegedly stolen and two children were wrongly administered shots in Shelby County, Tennessee, the state’s top health official disclosed Friday. The incident is the latest in a string of embarrassing hiccups in the county’s vaccine rollout. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee’s […]

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New Orleans police officer fatally shot at high school basketball game

New Orleans police officer fatally shot at high school basketball game

kali9/iStockBy ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News (NEW ORLEANS) — A Tulane police officer was shot and killed outside a high school basketball game Friday evening, the New Orleans Police Department announced. At around 6:15 p.m. a person attempted to enter the George Washington Carver High School gymnasium, where the game was […]

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Self-described neo-Nazi sentenced to 19 years for plot to blow up Colorado synagogue

Self-described neo-Nazi sentenced to 19 years for plot to blow up Colorado synagogue

DanHenson1/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A self-described neo-Nazi and white supremacist was sentenced to over 19 years behind bars for plotting to blow up a historic Colorado synagogue in 2019, authorities said. Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty in October to federal hate crime and explosives charges for […]

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FAA proposes $27,500 fine for Delta passenger who allegedly hit flight attendant

FAA proposes $27,500 fine for Delta passenger who allegedly hit flight attendant

Boarding1Now/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A passenger is facing a $27,500 fine for allegedly hitting a Delta flight attendant in the face in October. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the proposed penalty for the passenger on Friday. The unnamed passenger was traveling on a Delta flight from […]

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US Park Police names first Black female chief in 230-year history

US Park Police names first Black female chief in 230-year history

NPSBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Pamela A. Smith has been named as the first Black woman to lead the U.S. Park Police in the agency’s 230-year history. Smith, a 23-year veteran of the Park Police, officially takes over on Sunday. The appointment comes as the nation has […]

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Marin scores 20 to lead S. Utah past N. Arizona 92-62

Marin scores 20 to lead S. Utah past N. Arizona 92-62

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Dre Marin had 20 points as Southern Utah extended its win streak to seven games, routing Northern Arizona 92-62. Nik Mains led the Lumberjacks with 19 points.

Millsap expresses concerns about probe into Jazz allegation

Millsap expresses concerns about probe into Jazz allegation

MIAMI (AP) — Former Utah forward Elijah Millsap said Friday that he has not yet heard from any investigators regarding his allegation that Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey made a bigoted comment to him during an end-of-season meeting in 2015. Millsap also expressed doubt that a fair investigation could take place […]

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Texas federal judge rules CDC’s pandemic eviction moratorium unconstitutional

Texas federal judge rules CDC’s pandemic eviction moratorium unconstitutional

Kuzma/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (TYLER, Texas) — A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic eviction ban is unconstitutional. J. Campbell Barker, a Trump-nominated judge in the Eastern District of Texas, issued the 21-page ruling Thursday in response to a lawsuit from a […]

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Police: Officer, suspect injured in Provo shooting

Police: Officer, suspect injured in Provo shooting

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo Police Department has said a police officer and a suspected gunman were both shot during a gunfire exchange in an apartment complex on Thursday. The Deseret News reported that Police Chief Rich Ferguson said Officer John Oseguera was shot twice and also suffered injuries […]

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Mormon church gives $20M to help send vaccines globally

Mormon church gives $20M to help send vaccines globally

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is giving $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to poor countries around the world. The donation from the humanitarian arm of the Utah-based faith goes to UNICEF as part of the organization’s […]

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