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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ April 1, 2021
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	CBSSports.com 2021 NCAA Tournament: What teams in the Final Four need to do to keep Gonzaga from going undefeated CBSSports.com As we look ahead to the conclusion of the 2021 NCAA Tournament with a one-of-a-kind Final Four in Indianapolis, there is one storyline that rises above the rest to dominate the conversation in college basketball. While the national championship contenders ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg OPEC+ Shows Confidence in Economic Recovery With Oil-Supply Hike Bloomberg The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies will add more than 2 million barrels a day to world oil supplies from May to July. That will restore about a quarter of the crude they are still withholding after making deep cuts a year ago in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Testimony from George Floyd's girlfriend could support defense that drugs killed him Atlanta Journal Constitution "Our story, it's a classic story of how many people get addicted to opioids. We both suffered from chronic pain. Mine was in my neck and his was in his back," 45-year-old Courteney Ross said on Day Four of former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Biden's 'Jobs Cabinet' to Sell Infrastructure as GOP Resists U.S. News & World Report By JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden set about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan on Thursday, deputizing a five-member "jobs Cabinet" to help in the effort. But the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Supreme Court Lets FCC Relax Limits on Media Ownership The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission could relax rules limiting the number of newspapers, radio stations and television stations that a single entity may own in a given market. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Border patrol video shows young children being dropped over 14-foot border fence into the US CNN (CNN) Border Patrol agents rescued two young Ecuadorian sisters after alleged human smugglers dropped them over a 14-foot-tall border fence in the New Mexico desert, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a news release. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Jazz players feared for their lives during harrowing plane ride: 'It might be over for us' Yahoo Sports Players on the Utah Jazz are grateful to be able to tell their story after a harrowing plane ride on Tuesday. The engine of the team's charter plane caught on fire after colliding with some birds, and for a few minutes the players weren't sure if they were going to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Unions demand Biden cancel student debt for public service workers Politico Labor unions are making a new push to get the Education Department to use executive action to forgive the student loans of Americans working in public service jobs — the latest pressure from the left for the Biden administration to act more aggressively on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Japan Is Finding It Harder to Stay Quiet on China's Abuse of Uyghurs The New York Times TOKYO — Last summer, Halmat Rozi, a Uyghur Muslim living in Japan, received a video call from his brother in China's western Xinjiang region. His brother said he had someone he wanted Mr. Rozi to meet: a Chinese security officer. China's top leader, Xi ... Flag as irrelevant
	BaltimoreRavens.com Ravens Have Four Rule Change Proposals. Here's the Full List BaltimoreRavens.com To review, Baltimore's plan would have no kickoff at the start of overtime. Instead, one team would pick what yard line play would begin at and the other team would choose whether to play offense or defense. Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Dodgers-Rockies MLB Opening Day 2021 live stream (4/1): How to watch online, TV info, time al.com The 2021 regular season begins on Thursday with games around the major leagues. The defending World Series champion Dodgers send four-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw to the mound vs. German Marquez for the Rockies. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA delays Ingenuity Mars helicopter's first flight to April 11 Space.com Ingenuity, which flew to Mars tucked into the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover that successfully landed on the planet Feb. 18, is set to make history with the first controlled, powered flight through another planet's atmosphere. Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com WATCH: Only thing better than Tigers' Miguel Cabrera's home run in the snow is his slide into 2nd base nj.com As you can tell by the video, spring has not sprung in Detroit, with a steady snow making the game interesting (game time temperature of 32 degrees). So interesting that Cabrera couldn't tell if his blast cleared the fence. Cabrera slid into second base before ... Flag as irrelevant
	GolfDigest.com Masters 2021: When should a past champion call it a career at Augusta National? GolfDigest.com Every April, as past winners of golf's most important tournament, they can play in the Masters at Augusta National. That is their privilege, one allowed them for as long as they choose to take advantage of their bygone victory. Any discretion is theirs and theirs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Former congressman, Obama Cabinet member Ray LaHood fined for 'willfully' failing to disclose $50000 loan Chicago Tribune The acknowledgment came in the form of a non-prosecution agreement reached with federal prosecutors in the Central District of California and apparently was an offshoot of a larger investigation into campaign contributions made by the businessman, Gilbert ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News FDA authorizes rapid, non-prescription COVID-19 tests ABC News More Americans will soon be able to purchase over-the-counter rapid coronavirus tests without a prescription at their local pharmacy or retail store following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authorization of two more at-home tests that are easy to buy ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Family feud over Chargers' ownership lands in court Yahoo Sports The petition by Dea Spanos Berberian, who serves as co-trustee of the family trust along with her brother, alleges the trust's debts and expenses exceed $353 million. In addition, according to the filing, the trust doesn't have a plan to pay more than $22 million it ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFAA.com 'Today our lights shine for you': Texas police departments pay tribute to fallen Trooper Chad Walker WFAA.com Law enforcement officers across the state turned on their red and blue lights for one minute Thursday in honor of the fallen state trooper. Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com WATCH: Yankees' Gary Sanchez blasts 2-run homer on 1st at-bat of season nj.com Get us going, Gary pic.twitter.com/yVCL7A0zL5. — New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 1, 2021 · Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez delivered a powerful statement to his many critics in his first at-bat of the season on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Man Arrested in Road Rage Attack That Killed Mother of 6 The New York Times The police said a "road rage encounter unknowingly developed" after a couple's S.U.V. came close to another car during a merge from one highway lane to another. Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Free-agent CB Corn Elder signing with Detroit Lions mlive.com ALLEN PARK -- No full-time slot cornerback allowed a worse quarterback rating last year than Justin Coleman. Few tackled worse than he did too. Now Coleman is out, along with that bloated contract, and Corn Elder is in. The 26-year-old has agreed to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Cuomo Accused of Illegally Using Campaign to Promote His Book Bloomberg New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was hit with a state ethics complaint by a watchdog group that claims the embattled Democrat may have illegally used his campaign organization to sell his recent book about leadership. The book about Cuomo's handling ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal US Jobless Claims Remain Near Lowest Levels of Covid-19 Pandemic The Wall Street Journal Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, remain well above pre-pandemic levels—the weekly average in 2019 was 218,000—but have trended downward since the start of the year. The ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle Chris Beard to become Texas' next basketball coach Houston Chronicle AUSTIN – Texas Tech fans wanted desperately for Thursday's news about Chris Beard to be a cruel April Fool's Day prank. But after Stadium's Jeff Goodman broke the story on Texas poaching Beard, more reports surfaced confirming the development. Shortly ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Venice finally bans cruise ships from its lagoon CNN (CNN) — For those on a Mediterranean cruise, it's one of the most memorable sights: the city of Venice unpeeling beneath the boat, the centuries-old buildings and bell towers dwarfed by the ship, giving onlookers a spectacular bird's eye view. But for many ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Police: Gunman Knew Victims in California Mass Shooting Bloomberg Orange, Calif. (AP) -- The gunman who killed four people and critically wounded a fifth at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and apparently before opening fire chained shut the gates to two entrances, delaying police from getting inside, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Virginia Law Denies Benefit to Some Healthcare Workers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine U.S. News & World Report The bill, retroactive to March 12, 2020, was signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam late on Wednesday, according to an aide to Chris Hurst, a member of the state House of Delegates who drafted the legislation. Flag as irrelevant
	MGoBlue Howard Named Associated Press National Coach of the Year MGoBlue INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Associated Press announced Thursday (April 1) that University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan Men's Basketball Head Coach Juwan Howard was selected the 2021 Associated Press National Coach of the Year. Howard ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY How Does the Wisconsin Supreme Court Mask Mandate Decision Affect My Business The National Law Review The Court noted that pursuant to the straightforward statutory language, the Governor may not deploy his emergency powers by declaring new states of emergency for the same statutory occurrence. For background, after declaring a state of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Buccaneers GM Jason Licht not worried about potential future salary-cap issues NFL.com The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have kept their core intact this offseason, in part by pushing money into the future with void years. According to GM Jason Licht, the mechanism to kick the salary-cap hits down the road doesn't have the Bucs worried they'll be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Emergent admits to manufacturing issues with J&J vaccine Politico A contractor Johnson & Johnson enlisted to make its coronavirus vaccine acknowledged Thursday that it had contaminated millions of doses, confirming reports of supply problems related to the firm's Maryland facility. The acknowledgment by Emergent ... Flag as irrelevant
	OPB News CDC: COVID-19 was 3rd-leading cause of death in 2020, people of color hit hardest OPB News COVID-19 was the third-underlying cause of death in 2020 after heart disease and cancer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Wednesday. A pair of reports published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sheds new ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel Loss of World's Forests Accelerated in 2020 Despite Pandemic The Weather Channel A fire burns in an Amazon rainforest reserve south of Novo Progresso in Brazil's Para state on August 16, 2020. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images) ... Flag as irrelevant
	myfox8.com Virginia's highest court rules Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues myfox8.com FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia's highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017. The state ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News WHO: Europe's vaccination program is 'unacceptably slow' ABC News LONDON -- European nations' immunization campaigns against COVID-19 are "unacceptably slow" and risk prolonging the pandemic, a senior World Health Organization official said Thursday. Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO's regional director ... Flag as irrelevant
	ClutchPoints Brewers' Jackie Bradley: On bench for Opening Day CBSSports.com Bradley won't start Thursday's Opening Day contest against the Twins. Avisail Garcia will get the start in right field, batting cleanup, while Lorenzo Cain will bat sixth as the center fielder. Bradley is expected to spend time at both positions, though it will take ... Flag as irrelevant
	Catholic News Service Sharing the Gospel means embracing the cross, pope says at chrism Mass Catholic News Service Pope Francis breathes on chrism oil during the Holy Thursday chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 1, 2021. (CNS photo/Andrew Medichini, Reuters pool). By: Cindy Wooden. Date: April 1, 2021. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Living and preaching ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Why Washington's rollout of COVID vaccine eligibility has been slower than in other states Seattle Times Some of that angst was assuaged Wednesday, as Gov. Jay Inslee announced that all Washington residents age 16 and up will be eligible to receive vaccines starting April 15. Washington joins at least 38 other states ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Pfizer Trials Show Vaccine Is Effective for At Least Six Months Barron's OPEC and an alliance of other top oil producing countries will boost their collective production by about 350,000 barrels a day, starting in May, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries announced Thursday, citing expectations of higher demand ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Merkel: 'A quiet Easter' needed to counter rising infections Seattle Times BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked citizens Thursday to consider the strain that nurses and doctors are under as they care for a rising number of COVID-19 patients and help them by respecting social distancing and other rules over ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Brazil's government celebrates military coup anniversary Washington Post President Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain, has sought to steer the public conversation to his nostalgia for the 1964-1985 dictatorship that its supporters contend saved the country from communism — and away from a COVID-19 pandemic that has left ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bucs Dugout Game Thread: Pirates at Cubs, 4/1/21 Bucs Dugout Probable Starting Lineups (subject to last-minute changes) · 1. Adam Frazier - 2B · 2. Ke'Bryan Hayes – 3B · 3. Bryan Reynolds - LF · 4. Colin Moran – 1B · 5. Kevin Newman - SS · 6. Gregory Polanco - RF · 7. Jacob Stallings - C · 8. Anthony Alford - CF. Flag as irrelevant
	ARLnow Virginia to Expand Vaccine Eligibility to All People 16+ by April 18 ARLnow Gov. Ralph Northam today (Thursday) announced that all individuals in Virginia age 16 and older will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Sunday, April 18. That is about two weeks ahead of President Joe Biden's nationwide goal of expanding ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com Gay marriage was first legalized in one nation 20 years ago; which countries recognize same-sex couples now? masslive.com Gay marriage was first legalized in one nation 20 years ago; which countries recognize same-sex couples now? Helene Faasen, left, and Anne-Marie Thus arrive at Amsterdam's City Hall early Sunday, April 1, 2001. The pair was among four couples to get ... Flag as irrelevant
	Dayton Daily News DeWine visits regional mass COVID vaccination clinic in Dayton Dayton Daily News Gov. Mike DeWine visited a state-sponsored regional mass coronavirus vaccination site at the Dayton Convention Center Thursday. The governor toured the facility Thursday morning and held his COVID press conference from the convention center. Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel 15000 Bees Invade Man's Car While He Shops for Groceries; Firefighter Saves the Day The Weather Channel A swarm of about 15,000 bees invaded a car parked at a supermarket on Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. They got in through an open window. (Facebook/Las Cruces Fire Department) ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX43.com Capitol Police officers sue Trump for 'physical and emotional injuries,' inciting riot FOX43.com The lawsuit alleges Trump incited the riot to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election. Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby say Trump "inflamed, encouraged, incited, directed, and aided and abetted" the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Turf Show Times 2021 Todd McShay mock draft: Rams take an inside linebacker in round 2 Turf Show Times I have noticed that center and inside linebacker are the two needs for the LA Rams that Turf Show Times fans commenters/poll voters want addressed first. How often will your wishes be addressed by Les Snead? That is another question to reckon with, but ... Flag as irrelevant
	Journal Times RAMAC questionnaire: Racine Unified School Board candidates field questions Journal Times In District 6, Auntavia Jackson and Carmella Venturini are competing to replace John Heckenlively, who is not seeking re-election. In District 5, Ally Docksey is challenging incumbent Jane Brewer Barbian. Incumbent Julie McKenna is running unopposed in ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPRC Click2Houston April Fools! Here are 9 pranks companies, cities have pulled this year KPRC Click2Houston HOUSTON – Happy April Fools Day, Houston! Several companies and Texas cities this year have come up with some of the best pranks, from foreign language toilet paper to hair dye that allows you to change colors using an app, and pizza-flavored beer. Flag as irrelevant
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