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Month: April 2021

CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can safely travel, but still recommends against nonessential trips

CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can safely travel, but still recommends against nonessential trips

martin-dm/iStockBy Stephanie Ebbs, Cheyenne Haslett and Mina Kaji, ABC News (ATLANTA) — Fully vaccinated individuals can safely travel inside the U.S. and internationally, the CDC said in new guidance released Friday, though they should still wear a mask when traveling on public transportation, including airplanes. The CDC says recent research […]

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Witnesses to George Floyd’s death express frustration over not being able to save him

Witnesses to George Floyd’s death express frustration over not being able to save him

Minneapolis Police Dept.By Bill Hutchinson, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) — One needed an auxiliary cable for her cellphone. Another was walking her 9-year-old cousin to the corner store to buy snacks. An off-duty firefighter was strolling home from a serenity garden, and another man, who described himself as “nosey,” was driving […]

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Winter-like wind chills in spring expected for Northeast and South

Winter-like wind chills in spring expected for Northeast and South

ABC NewsBy Max Golembo, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even though it’s April, it feels like winter Friday morning from the Great Lakes to the Northeast and down to the Gulf Coast. A dozen states from Florida to New York are under freeze warning and frost advisory Friday. It’s so […]

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George Floyd’s family relives his death during Derek Chauvin trial

George Floyd’s family relives his death during Derek Chauvin trial

ABC NewsBy Lauren Pearle, Allie Yang and Haley Yamada, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the world watches the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd in 2020, Floyd’s family say they refuse to let his memory be tarnished. When video of Floyd’s death […]

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Chicago police fatally shoot 13-year-old boy during ‘armed confrontation’

Chicago police fatally shoot 13-year-old boy during ‘armed confrontation’

kali9/iStockBy Morgan Winsor, ABC News (CHICAGO) — Chicago officials have revealed that the person who was fatally shot by an officer earlier this week during what police described as an “armed confrontation” was a 13-year-old boy. “My greatest fear as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department has been a […]

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Georgia high school senior fatally shot by friend during target practice

Georgia high school senior fatally shot by friend during target practice

Carroll County, Ga., Sheriff’s OfficeBy Mark Osborne, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A small community in rural Georgia is mourning the death of a high school senior after she was killed in an apparently accidental shooting on Tuesday. Candace Chrzan, 17, was shot and killed Tuesday at about 8 p.m. […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 4/1/21

Scoreboard roundup — 4/1/21

iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEMilwaukee 6, Minnesota 5Tampa Bay 1, Miami 0Seattle 8, San Francisco 7 AMERICAN LEAGUEDetroit 3, Cleveland 2Toronto 3, NY Yankees 2Kansas City 14, Texas 10LA Angels 4, Chi White Sox 3Houston 8, Oakland […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 4/1

Prep Sports Roundup: 4/1

Baseball 2-A South PAROWAN, Utah-Caleb Robinson netted a pair of RBI and the Beaver Beavers routed Parowan 9-2 Thursday in 2-A South baseball action. Jake Eichorn and Cobe Carter also added RBI in the win for the Beavers. Carter also took the win on the mound for Beaver. Treven Yardley […]

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ICE officers alleged to have used ‘excessive’ force, verbally abused detainees: Report

ICE officers alleged to have used ‘excessive’ force, verbally abused detainees: Report

Grandriver/iStockBy QUINN OWEN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Eloy, Arizona, was in violation of multiple detention standards that put the health and safety of detainees at risk, according to a new federal watchdog report. The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General’s […]

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MLB’s opening day marked by a COVID-19 postponement, weather impacts and limited fans

MLB’s opening day marked by a COVID-19 postponement, weather impacts and limited fans

nuttiwut rodbangpong/iStock(NEW YORK) — COVID-19- and weather-related postponements and limited but enthusiastic fans marked MLB’s highly anticipated opening day. Stadiums across the country welcomed back fans Thursday for the first time in over a year, after teams played to mostly empty or cardboard cutout-filled stands last season due to COVID-19 […]

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