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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ March 31, 2021
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	The New York Times Derek Chauvin Trial Live Updates: Witnesses Describe Frustration and Fear as They Watched George Floyd Struggle The New York Times Bystanders, including an emergency medical technician and several teenagers, testified on Day 2 of the former officer's murder trial. "There was nothing that we could do," one said. Image. Members of the National Guard outside the Hennepin County ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Referee alert after collapsing on sideline during Gonzaga-USC Elite Eight game ESPN INDIANAPOLIS -- A referee collapsed early in the first half of Tuesday's Elite Eight matchup between Gonzaga and USC. Official Bert Smith was alert as he was placed on a stretcher and moved off the court at Lucas Oil Stadium. The NCAA said left the game ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms The New York Times Even as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken similarly condemned abuses and oppression from China to Syria to Venezuela, he overturned aspects of the Trump administration's human rights agenda. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News The cost of speaking up against China BBC News Women who made allegations last month of rape and sexual abuse in Chinese detention camps have been harassed and smeared in the weeks since. Rights groups say the attacks are typical of an aggressive campaign by China to silence those who speak ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Lakers in a tight spot with Dennis Schroder, who reportedly turned down $84 million extension in late February CBSSports.com They were willing to trade Dennis Schroder but reportedly wouldn't involve Talen Horton-Tucker. The deal went away. Lowry stayed in Toronto, and Schroder with the Lakers, who are now going to have to back up a relative Brinks truck to keep Schroder as an ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Raiders agree to extension with LT Kolton Miller FOXSports.com The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to a contract extension with left tackle Kolton Miller that will keep him locked up through the 2025 season. The deal reached Tuesday was announced by Miller's agents at Octagon Football. The total contract tacks on three ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN White House says Americans deserve 'better information' as allies criticize WHO coronavirus report CNN Washington (CNN) President Joe Biden believes Americans "deserve better information" about the origin of Covid-19 and further steps from the global community, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday after the release of a World Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Florida Gov. DeSantis Rejects Vaccine Passports As 'Completely Unacceptable' NPR As more Americans get vaccinated, the desire to get back out into the world and enjoy activities again is strong. The idea of so-called vaccine passports is increasingly discussed as a way for those who are vaccinated or negative for the coronavirus to prove ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg New York Moves to Become Second Largest Pot Market In US Bloomberg New York took the first step Tuesday toward creating the nation's second-largest market for legal marijuana when the state Senate passed legislation that would impose special pot taxes and allow the licensing of dispensaries. The measure ( S.854A ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN South Dakota's governor issues executive orders banning transgender athletes from women's sports CNN Washington (CNN) South Dakota's Republican Gov. Kristi Noem banned transgender girls and women from competing on women's sports teams at public high schools and colleges via a pair of executive orders issued Monday. The move came after Noem ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA's Mars helicopter is slowly unfolding beneath the Perseverance rover Space.com NASA's Perseverance rover is slowly getting ready to deploy the first helicopter on Mars even as it takes a look back at the litter it's dropping on the Red Planet. The rover, which was carefully sterilized on Earth to avoid contaminating Mars with microbes, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated NFL Adds 17th Game to 2021 Schedule, Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Face Colts Sports Illustrated For the first time in 43 years, NFL clubs on Tuesday approved at a virtual league meeting an enhanced season structure that will feature each team playing 17 regular-season games beginning in 2021. "This is a monumental moment in NFL history," NFL ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal Brazil's Military Chiefs Quit as Covid-19 Pandemic Pressures Government The Wall Street Journal The announcement came a day after Mr. Bolsonaro replaced six of his cabinet members, including a surprise move to dismiss the defense minister. Political analysts said the firing of Fernando Azevedo e Silva, a former army ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Saudi Arabia announces $1.3 trillion private sector investment push led by Aramco, SABIC Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince said oil firm Aramco and petrochemical firm SABIC would lead investments of 5 trillion riyals ($1.3 trillion) by the local private sector by 2030 under a programme announced on Tuesday for economic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Reports: Jazz plane en route to Memphis makes emergency landing after hitting birds on takeoff Yahoo Sports News broke Tuesday afternoon that a Boeing 757 returned to the Salt Lake City airport shortly after takeoff. Flightradar24, which monitors global air traffic, noted that the plane appeared to have trouble with its left engine. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Are 90% Effective in Real-World Setting Healthline The study was published March 29 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers found that a two-dose vaccine regimen was 90 percent effective at preventing ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Honduran President's Brother Sentenced to Life in Prison in US for Drug Trafficking U.S. News & World Report Hernandez, 41, was convicted on the drug charges and related weapons charges in October 2019. Hernandez will also be forced to pay $138.5 million in forfeiture, which prosecutors in their sentencing memo https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2BA06J ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The World Economic Forum says it will take an extra 36 years to close the gender gap CNN WEF measures parity in four ways: economic participation and opportunity, education, health and political empowerment. Data examined by the organization showed that the gap in political empowerment has widened significantly since its 2020 report, while ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Wisconsin to open COVID-19 vaccinations to the general public starting Monday Chicago Tribune The move comes as Evers' administration braces for another surge in infections and a court order that could wipe out the governor's statewide mask mandate. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	Baltimore Sun Carroll County reports 32 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate declines Baltimore Sun There have been 68 cases so far this week after 204 were reported last week. That was up from 152 the previous week and nearly double the 104 reported the week of Feb. 21, which was the last of seven consecutive weeks of declining totals. Flag as irrelevant
	Las Cruces Sun-News 'We really need an Easter': Madison-area churches see pandemic parallels in resurrection Madison.com For the members of United Methodist in Sun Prairie and Midvale Community Lutheran Church on Madison's Near West Side, this year's Easter services represent the first in-person gatherings in more than a year. Flag as irrelevant
	St. Louis Public Radio Vice President Kamala Harris Touts St. Louis' Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site St. Louis Public Radio In an interview with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum on Tuesday, Harris talked about the Biden administration's efforts to reduce travel time for people seeking the vaccine. She also discussed how the Democratic administration is ... Flag as irrelevant
	WAVY.com Virginia Beach police chief asks State Police to take over investigation into fatal police shooting of Donovon Lynch WAVY.com "The Lynch family and the involved officer each deserve a comprehensive and thorough investigation into this incident, and we appreciate the public's patience as we pursue every facet of it," Neudigate said in the statement. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report T Cells Induced by COVID-19 Infection Respond to New Virus Variants: US Study U.S. News & World Report Several recent studies have shown that certain variants of the novel coronavirus can undermine immune protection from antibodies and vaccines. But antibodies - which block the coronavirus from attaching to ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox8.com Man dies after saving 2 children from drowning at Florida beach fox8.com South Walton Fire District Fire & Rescue pulled Rosengren and two children from the water. Rosengren was transported to the hospital in critical condition and later died. At the time, double red flags were raised on ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 2 Ex-Texas Sheriff Deputies Indicted in Black Man's Death U.S. News & World Report By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG, Associated Press. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two former Texas sheriff's deputies were arrested Tuesday on manslaughter charges in the 2019 death of a man whom they shocked with stun guns after a police chase that ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Garland launches internal Justice Dept. review to improve hate-crime tracking, prosecutions The Boston Globe WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday announced that the Justice Department will conduct a 30-day internal review to determine how the agency can bolster the tracking and prosecutions of hate crimes and bias incidents motivated ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bay News 9 Florida Lawmaker Touts "Cruel" Voting Bill As a "No-Solicitation Provision" Bay News 9 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State Rep. Blaise Ingoglia finds himself on the defensive but perhaps mostly on the attack over legislation that he says "a lot of liberal media outlets are attacking." What You Need To Know. Spring Hill state rep. says his bill would ban ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report IMF Head: Global Growth Prospects Rising but Dangers Remain U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the 190-nation International Monetary Fund says prospects for global growth have brightened since January, helped by a $1.9 trillion U.S. rescue package. But she warns that uneven progress in fighting the pandemic could ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chron Deshaun Watson's 19th accuser says he told her: 'No one is going to know' Chron WARNING: Story contains graphic content. Three more lawsuits were filed against Deshaun Watson on Sunday night, bringing the cases of massage therapists accusing the Texans quarterback of sexual misconduct to 19. Tony Buzbee, the Houston attorney ... Flag as irrelevant
	LA Daily News Will you vote yes on recall of governor?: Letters LA Daily News No, I will not vote for a recall of Gov. Newsom. He is a good governor. He led us through the most important problems of the past and this year fighting the coronavirus. His daily news conferences gave me much comfort. A recall is too big of an interruption in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg SpaceX's Fourth Test of Giant Rocket Ends in Another Mishap Bloomberg Debris rains down on Texas launch site amid landing sequence · Musk says 'significant' event occurred during descent phase. Flag as irrelevant
	KCTV Kansas City 'Real Housewives' star Jen Shah arrested on federal fraud charges in connection to a nationwide telemarketing scam KCTV Kansas City Her assistant Stuart Smith was also arrested and charged Tuesday. Both Shah, 47, and Smith, 43, will be appear before US Judge Dustin Pead in Salt Lake City federal court Tuesday, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFTV Orlando Feds: Orange County man with 'Proud Boys' tattoo took selfie inside Senate chamber during Capitol riot WFTV Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. — A 30-year-old Orange County man with a "Proud Boys" tattoo is accused of participating in the U.S. Capitol riot and sharing a selfie showing him inside Senate chambers, according to federal documents released Tuesday. Arthur Jackman ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Biden, Top Health Officials Warn of Risk of Another COVID Surge HealthDay TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As new coronavirus cases begin to rise again across America, President Joe Biden on Monday called on governors to bring back state mask mandates. Just hours earlier, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Connecticut Infectious Disease Experts Explain Herd Immunity NBC Connecticut On Thursday, 1.3 million people in the state will be eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine and we'll be one step closer to herd immunity. With the demand for the vaccine increasing daily, it's presenting an opportunity for widespread immunity for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLTX.com Benedict College, UofSC, Apple and Governor partner to create internet access in 'broadband deserts' WLTX.com Governor Henry McMaster announced Wednesday afternoon $6 million in the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Funds would be going towards building eight Apple Computer labs in South Carolina. Where the money ... Flag as irrelevant
	WHSV Northam and US Transportation Secretary announce $3.7 billion for rail improvement WHSV HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) — Governor Ralph Northam announced a partnership with Amtrak, CSX and VRE that invests $3.7 billion dollars in the expansion and improvement of passenger, commuter and freight rail in the Commonwealth. "It will be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Crain's Chicago Business With rising COVID rates, Illinois won't reopen further Crain's Chicago Business After making steady progress on a key indicator to open up the state a bit more, Illinois officials today warn the economy will not open further in the near future because of a rise in COVID cases and hospitalizations. Flag as irrelevant
	The Indianapolis Star How to get a COVID-19 vaccine at CVS, Meijer, Walmart and more The Indianapolis Star Thanks to the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, certain pharmacies nationwide are receiving limited COVID-19 vaccine supply directly from the federal government. The pharmacies include CVS, Kroger, Meijer and Walmart. Is your pharmacy ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com Louisiana will soon be one of the few Southern states with a mask mandate still in effect NOLA.com In Louisiana, people are required to wear masks when entering establishments or outdoors if they cannot be at least six feet away from others. If patrons refuse to wear a mask and refuse to leave the business, they can be cited for trespassing. Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Connecticut Warm Weather Will Help Local Cherry Blossoms Bloom Earlier This Year NBC Connecticut Early April traditionally marks the time when the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. becomes covered in beautiful cherry blossoms. But because of climate change and warming spring temperatures, the spring staple in the nation's capital has already peaked. Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News Alex Trebek made a $500000 donation before his death. Here's how it's being used Deseret News Now, four months after Trebek's death, Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission has announced that a large roller skating rink in Los Angeles that shut down during the pandemic will be transformed into a 107-bed facility to help combat the homelessness crisis. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Climate change: China absent from key UK meeting BBC News image captionCOP26 President Alok Sharma will host today's climate and development meeting. A critical meeting on climate change, organised by the UK, appears to be the latest victim of an ongoing row with China. Ministers from around 35 countries are ... Flag as irrelevant
	LAist More LA County Businesses — Including Bars — Will Reopen As Region Enters Orange Tier LAist L.A. County will soon be out of the red and into the orange tier of the state's coronavirus reopening framework. State health officials updated their data today and L.A. County's test positivity rate, case rates, and health equity metrics now meet the requirements ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Jockeying begins over White House's infrastructure plan as details emerge The San Diego Union-Tribune President Joe Biden speaks during an event on COVID-19 vaccinations in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus. (ASSOCIATED PRESS). Congressional lawmakers are beginning to digest ... Flag as irrelevant
	WKRN News 2 Banned from social media sites, Trump launches official website WKRN News 2 (WTRF/NEXSTAR) — Former President Donald Trump is back on the internet after launching his "Official Website Of The 45th President" following bans from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. "The Office of Donald J. Trump is committed to preserving the ... Flag as irrelevant
	YourErie Erie County hospital leaders want to move into Phase 1B of the COVID vaccination plan YourErie Today however, medical experts had some advice for those who haven't been vaccinated yet. The leaders of Erie's three local hospitals said that right now, there's more vaccine than there is demand in Phase ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOLO Gov. Sisolak extends eviction moratorium through May KOLO CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - Governor Steve Sisolak on Tuesday announced an emergency directive to extend Nevada's eviction moratorium another two months, to expire at the end of May. The extension comes with an additional requirement that when ... Flag as irrelevant
	WRCB-TV Maryland moves to repeal its state song, a pro-Confederate anthem that urges violence and calls Lincoln a 'despot' WRCB-TV By Scottie Andrew, CNN Maryland's oft-debated state song, a relic of the Confederacy that calls Union supporters "Northern scum," is one signature away from being repealed. Tuesday, March 30th 2021, 1:23 PM EDT. Updated: Tuesday, March 30th 2021, ... Flag as irrelevant
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