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Catholic faithful reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Passion Play on the plaza of the Our Lady of Candelaria church that remained closed to the public due to coronavirus restrictions, in Capiata, Paraguay, Friday, April 2, 2021. As deaths related to COVID-19 increase daily the government decreed a preventive lockdown during Holy Week. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Christians mark Good Friday, Holy Week under virus woes
By Joseph Krauss And Frances D'Emilio
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A information sign is displayed at a fitness center in Glenview, Ill., Friday, April 2, 2021. Chicago's top doctor issued a warning about Easter weekend Thursday, as the state reported COVID-19 cases, the largest one-day increase in nearly two months. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Health officials report 3,235 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths
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Nevada expects wide eligibility to draw big wave to vaccines
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Health officials in Nevada said Friday they expect a big first wave of people signing up get appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations when...
Extra COVID-19 vaccine doses create lines at fire department
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LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters in Lake Oswego weren’t prepared for the crowds that greeted them when they returned from a vaccine clinic in Molalla with...
LA judge disciplined a third time for bad behavior on bench
By Brian Melley
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County judge with a history of bad behavior has been disciplined for being irritable with defense lawyers and telling an...
FILE - In this April 18, 2020, file photo, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank volunteers pack food into bags to be delivered to people in San Francisco. About 25 million Americans will be eligible for more food assistance money under a new policy adopted by President Joe Biden's administration under a change announced Thursday, April 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Estimated 25 million to see boost in federal food benefits
By Kathleen Ronayne
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Arkansas' active virus cases, hospitalizations decrease
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Friday reported a decrease in active coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as the state reported more than 23,000 more...
FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2018, file photo, ground crews prepare the field at Sun Trust Park, now known as Truist Park, ahead of Game 3 of MLB baseball's National League Division Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta. Truist Park lost the 2021 All-Star Game on Friday, April 2, 2021, when Major League Baseball decided to move the game elsewhere over the league’s objection to Georgia’s sweeping new election law that critics say restricts voting rights. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
LEADING OFF: All-Star Game needs new home, Harvey's new try
The Associated Press
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FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2020 file photo, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference in Annapolis, Md., with his wife, Yumi Hogan, right, where the governor announced Maryland has received a shipment from a South Korean company to boost the state's ability to conduct tests for COVID-19 by 500,000. Maryland auditors have found Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration failed to follow state procurement regulations when it bought 500,000 COVID-19 tests from a South Korean company last year. The audit released Friday, April 2, 2021 also said the first batch of tests that later had to be replaced at additional $2.5 million cost had not been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)
Maryland audit faults procurement of 500K virus tests
By Brian Witte
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Ducey blasts Phoenix for park restrictions on Easter weekend
By Jonathan J. Cooper And Paul Davenport
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey escalated a long-simmering fight with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego on Friday by demanding the city drop its plans to close...
The Baltimore Orioles stand for the national anthem before an opening day baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, April 2, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Orioles' Means means business in opener, beats Red Sox 3-0
By Jimmy Golen
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Kansas counties ditching mask rules before lawmakers acted
By Heather Hollingsworth
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MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas counties already had started dropping or weakening mask rules before lawmakers toppled Gov. Laura Kelly’s newly reissued order...
An electronic sign encouraging mask wearing is seen at Nationals Stadium, after the opening day baseball game between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets was postponed because of coronavirus concerns, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Washington. The entire season-opening three-game series between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets was called off on Friday after three players for the 2019 World Series champions tested positive for COVID-19.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
'Crisis management': Nats' COVID outbreak scraps Mets series
By Howard Fendrich
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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, file photo, John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company created by Google's parent company, Alphabet speaks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The executive who steered the transformation of Google’s self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job. Krafcik announced his departure as CEO of Waymo, a company spun out from Google, in a Friday, April 2, 2021, blog post that cited his desire to enjoy life as the world emerges from the pandemic. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down from job
By Michael Liedtke
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Brando Neri Luna plays the the role of Jesus Christ in the Passion Play of Iztapalapa, outside the Cathedral, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Friday, April 2, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. To help prevent the spread of the COVID-19, Latin America's most famous re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ was closed to the public and transmitted live so people could watch at home, for a second consecutive year. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Mexico Good Friday re-enactment another victim of pandemic
By Fabiola Sanchez
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FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht, left, address the audience with linebackers Lavonte David, center, and Devin White during a celebration of their Super Bowl 55 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Fla., in this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, file photo. When Jason Licht declared he was going to do everything he could to keep the Tampa Bay Buccaneers together, no one envisioned the process going as smoothly as it has for the Super Bowl champions. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Bucs GM says winning culture helped keep SB roster together
By Fred Goodall
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Kentucky COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn
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LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Kentucky’s COVID-19 test positivity rate has risen to almost 3.1% after declining steadily for several days, Gov. Andy Beshear reported...
Eagles turn stadium into vaccine site for autism community
By Rob Maaddi
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have a new coach, a new starting quarterback and new use for their stadium. The organization...
New Mexico reports 218 more COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials reported 218 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and seven additional deaths. The state's...
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2019, file photo, California State Auditor Elaine Howle speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. A new audit says California did not meet its goal of hiring contact tracers for the pandemic. The California Department of Public Health set a goal of 31,400 contact tracers statewide. But the state had 12,100 contact tracers in January when the virus was spreading rapidly. Howle said even if the state had met its goal it still would not have been enough. (AP Photo/Adam Beam, File)
Audit: Contact tracing in California failed to meet goals
By Adam Beam And Janie Har
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