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Trial in Floyd’s death expected to turn to ex-cop’s training

By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death is expected to turn toward the officer’s training on Monday after a…
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Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed

By MICHAEL BALSAMO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and…
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US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate,…
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Child among 4 dead in shooting at California office building

By STEFANIE DAZIO and ROBERT JABLON LOS ANGELES (AP) — A child was among four people killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Southern California office building that left a fifth victim and the gunman…
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE AP - Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age…
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Biden, CDC director warn of virus rebound if nation lets up

By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and a top health official warned that too many Americans are declaring virus victory too quickly, appealing for mask requirements and other restrictions to be maintained…
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Former officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death gets underway

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer went on trial Monday in the death of George Floyd, which sparked outrage across the U.S. and beyond after bystander video…
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Tornado outbreak rips across Deep South; at least 5 dead

By BUTCH DILL and ANILA YOGANATHAN OHATCHEE, Ala. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe storms tore through the Deep South, killing at least five people as strong winds splintered trees, wrecked homes and downed power lines.…
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Amid growing challenges, Biden to hold 1st news conference

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden held off on holding his first news conference so he could use it to celebrate passage of a defining legislative achievement, his giant COVID-19…
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Official: Colorado shooting suspect prone to rage, delusions

By PATTY NIEBERG, THOMAS PEIPERT and COLLEEN SLEVIN BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials and former associates of a 21-year-old accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket described the suspect as someone…
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