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• Passenger jet lands safely in LA after bird strikes engine
• COVID-19 death toll is more than double the official count, UW analysis suggests
• Carlos Carrasco return delayed until late May by Mets
• Analysis: For Washington, the competition is wide open at wide receiver
• Back to chasing French league for PSG as European dream ends
• Washington births tumbled last year — but not as far as in many other states
• Weinstein sues lawyer Jose Baez, seeks return of $1M in fees
• Breakup disrupts Alaska village’s temporary water treatment
• EXPLAINER: Why patents on COVID vaccines are so contentious
• Cyclones add versatile Izaiah Brockington from Penn State
• Germany makes AstraZeneca vaccine available to all adults
• Police: Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed injured in blast
• Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family
• Family upset that US youths get Italy’s harshest sentence
• Rockefeller heirs launch campaign to curb oil and gas growth
• Knoxville’s Black community protests after student deaths
• Rights report: State of Afghan women’s health care grim
• US average mortgage rates down slightly; 30-year at 2.96%
• NHL fines New York Rangers $250,000 for ‘demeaning’ public comments about player safety head George Parros
• Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family

Passenger jet lands safely in LA after bird strikes engine Posted: 06 May 2021 10:42 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Allegiant airliner returned safely to Los Angeles International Airport after the crew reported striking a bird Thursday morning, authorities said. Allegiant Air Flight 314, an Airbus A319 that was headed to Utah, landed without incident at 7:44 a.m., said Ian Gregor, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman. The jet experienced a […]

COVID-19 death toll is more than double the official count, UW analysis suggests Posted: 06 May 2021 10:42 AM PDT A new analysis by University of Washington scientists says the worldwide death toll from COVID-19 is likely double the official count. In the U.S., COVID deaths total more than 905,000 — 38% higher than the official toll, the study says.

Carlos Carrasco return delayed until late May by Mets Posted: 06 May 2021 10:38 AM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Carrasco was shifted to the 60-day injured list by the New York Mets on Thursday, a surprise move that pushes back his season debut until May 28 at the earliest. The 34-year-old right-hander has been sidelined by an injured right hamstring since spring training and had been making progress. He […]

Analysis: For Washington, the competition is wide open at wide receiver Posted: 06 May 2021 10:37 AM PDT Set aside the depth chart. Washington exited spring practice with six scholarship wide receivers who could realistically contribute this fall.

Back to chasing French league for PSG as European dream ends Posted: 06 May 2021 10:37 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Another Champions League dream is over for Paris Saint-Germain and it’s back to the reality of saving its French league title with only three games left. The way PSG's players lost their composure against Manchester City on Tuesday night shows they remain prone to self-capitulation under pressure, and coach Mauricio Pochettino even […]

Washington births tumbled last year — but not as far as in many other states Posted: 06 May 2021 10:36 AM PDT Nationally, births were down by more than 140,000 last year compared to 2019. All states had fewer births, but Washington state had just the eighth smallest decline, according to provisional data from the CDC.

Weinstein sues lawyer Jose Baez, seeks return of $1M in fees Posted: 06 May 2021 10:36 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein wants his money back. The convicted rapist is suing his one-time lawyer Jose Baez for breach of contract and is seeking a refund on $1 million in legal fees he says he paid the high-profile attorney for a short stint on his legal team. Weinstein alleges Baez was regularly […]

Breakup disrupts Alaska village’s temporary water treatment Posted: 06 May 2021 10:36 AM PDT BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A southwest Alaska village that lost its water plant in a fire will be without its temporary water treatment plant during river breakup. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. installed a temporary water treatment system for Tuluksak in March that pipes water from the Tuluksak River, but the system cannot withstand ice floes […]

EXPLAINER: Why patents on COVID vaccines are so contentious Posted: 06 May 2021 10:11 AM PDT The Biden administration's call to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help poor parts of the world get more doses has drawn praise from some countries and health advocates. But it has run into resistance from the pharmaceutical industry and others, who say it won't help curb the outbreak any time soon and will […]

Cyclones add versatile Izaiah Brockington from Penn State Posted: 06 May 2021 10:08 AM PDT AMES, Iowa (AP) — Izaiah Brockington has transferred from Penn State to Iowa State and will have two years of eligibility, Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Thursday. Brockington spent the last three seasons at Penn State after playing his freshman year at St. Bonaventure. The 6-foot-4 guard from Philadelphia started 24 of 25 games last […]

Germany makes AstraZeneca vaccine available to all adults Posted: 06 May 2021 10:08 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Germany is making the AstraZeneca vaccine available immediately to all adults in a push to get as many people inoculated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Thursday. Millions of doses of AstraZeneca have been safely administered in Europe, but concerns linger over a rare type of blood […]

Police: Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed injured in blast Posted: 06 May 2021 10:04 AM PDT MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives’ first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said. The police media unit text message did not give more details but said it has started investigations and […]

Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family Posted: 06 May 2021 09:59 AM PDT According to a new study and data from the U.S. Census Bureau, thousands of people migrated out of the nation's largest metropolitan areas and into smaller ones during the pandemic. The pattern isn't new, but the outbreak exacerbated the trend.

Family upset that US youths get Italy’s harshest sentence Posted: 06 May 2021 09:59 AM PDT ROME (AP) — The family of one of two American youths, both convicted of a fatal stabbing during a scuffle with an Italian police officer, on Thursday blasted the jury for ordering Italy’s harshest punishment of life imprisonment, a sentence frequently meted out to mobsters who assassinate state officials. Months after the July 26, 2019 […]

Rockefeller heirs launch campaign to curb oil and gas growth Posted: 06 May 2021 09:58 AM PDT Two great-great-grandchildren of Standard Oil Co. founder John D. Rockefeller Sr. are pouring millions of dollars into an effort aimed at supporting people on the front lines fighting new oil and gas development. Rebecca Rockefeller Lambert and Peter Gill Case have created the "Equation Campaign" and pledged a combined $30 million of their personal wealth […]

Knoxville’s Black community protests after student deaths Posted: 06 May 2021 09:58 AM PDT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — His final plea was uttered quietly but urgently. "Wait. Wait. Wait." But in a flash, a police officer had shot and killed 17-year-old Anthony Thompson Jr. during a short struggle after authorities say a handgun Thompson was carrying went off and struck a trash can. As Thompson lay on the school […]

Rights report: State of Afghan women’s health care grim Posted: 06 May 2021 09:57 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After nearly 20 years since the ouster of the Taliban and billions of dollars spent on infrastructure and aid, many Afghan women still have desperately poor access to health facilities and adequate health care, a leading rights group said Thursday. Human Rights Watch offered a bleak assessment of women's health care […]

US average mortgage rates down slightly; 30-year at 2.96% Posted: 06 May 2021 09:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, marking their third straight week below 3% amid signs of the recovering economy's strength. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average for the benchmark 30-year home-loan rate eased to 2.96% from 2.98% last week. At this time last year, the long-term rate was 3.26%. […]

NHL fines New York Rangers $250,000 for ‘demeaning’ public comments about player safety head George Parros Posted: 06 May 2021 09:55 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — NHL fines New York Rangers $250,000 for ‘demeaning’ public comments about player safety head George Parros.

Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family Posted: 06 May 2021 09:55 AM PDT Cece Linder was living in a 770-square-foot apartment outside Washington, D.C., last spring when the area went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2020, after a few months of both living and working in the small space, Linder decided to leave the capital area and move into the 2,000-square-foot (186-square-meter) beachside home […]

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