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Month: March 2021

San Diego Zoo vaccinates great apes against COVID-19

San Diego Zoo vaccinates great apes against COVID-19

Goddard_Photography/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (SAN DIEGO) — The San Diego Zoo announced on Thursday it was in the process of inoculating many of its great apes after several of its gorillas became sick with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in January. So far, four orangutans and five bonobos […]

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‘I am an American, too’: Violence sparks new grief, reckoning for Asian Americans

‘I am an American, too’: Violence sparks new grief, reckoning for Asian Americans

ABC Photo IllustrationBy NAM CHO and CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A barrage of attacks on Asian Americans, reported to be fueled in part by biases pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic, have filled communities around the country with fear and rage. But they have also exposed old wounds […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/4/21

Scoreboard roundup — 3/4/21

iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONBoston 132, Toronto 125Washington 119, LA Clippers 117New York 114, Detroit 104Denver 113, Indiana 103Milwaukee 112, Memphis 111Miami 103, New Orleans 93Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio 102Phoenix 120, Golden State 98Portland 123, Sacramento 119NATIONAL […]

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Weber State edges N. Colorado 60-59 on last-second foul

Weber State edges N. Colorado 60-59 on last-second foul

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Michal Kozak scored the winning point from the free throw line with 0.7 seconds on the clock as Weber State edged Northern Colorado 60-59. Dillon Jones came off the bench to score 18 points, Isiah Brown also scored 18 for Weber State, which won its sixth […]

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Knight scores 26, Southern Utah beats Portland State 68-58

Knight scores 26, Southern Utah beats Portland State 68-58

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — John Knight III scored a career-high 26 points as Southern Utah won its eighth consecutive game, beating Portland State 68-58. Tevian Jones added 21 points for the Thunderbirds. Maizen Fausett had 13 rebounds for Southern Utah. Harrison Butler added eight rebounds. James Scott had 20 points […]

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Bean scores 21 to carry Utah St. over Wyoming 72-59

Bean scores 21 to carry Utah St. over Wyoming 72-59

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Justin Bean had 21 points plus 10 rebounds as Utah State beat Wyoming 72-59. Hunter Maldonado led the Cowboys on Thursday night with 14 points and eight rebounds.

After he was called slur on the court, Jeremy Lin highlights surge in anti-Asian hate

After he was called slur on the court, Jeremy Lin highlights surge in anti-Asian hate

ABC NewsBy ALLIE YANG, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Last weekend an NBA G League official told ESPN they were investigating basketball player Jeremy Lin’s claim he was called “coronavirus” on the court. But the next day, Lin posted on social media that he would not name the person who […]

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LA business owners fighting to survive in pandemic feel mix of hope and frustration

LA business owners fighting to survive in pandemic feel mix of hope and frustration

ABC NewsBy ASHLEY RIGGLE, MARJORIE MCAFFEE, and ANTHONY RIVAS, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — As Los Angeles edges out of the most restrictive tier in its covid-19 reopening plan, small business owners who’ve struggled to stay afloat say that whatever hope it brings is mixed with feelings of frustration and […]

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Dallas police officer arrested on 2 counts of capital murder

Dallas police officer arrested on 2 counts of capital murder

BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(DALLAS) — A Texas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder, authorities said. Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the Dallas police force, was taken into custody and transported to the Dallas County Jail for processing, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at […]

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Rise in anti-Asian American hate crimes may lead to mental health crisis

Rise in anti-Asian American hate crimes may lead to mental health crisis

kali9/iStockBy Dr. MISHAL REJA, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Crisanna Tang, a New York-based health care worker, was just on her way to work. “A man got on the train without a mask,” said Tang, a 31-year-old Chinese American born in New Jersey and raised in Port St. Lucie, Florida, “and […]

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