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Smoke triggers pollution alerts in US West, Midwest
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Sun, 08/01/2021 - 11:00 AM
DENVER (AP) — Numerous areas of the U.S. West and Midwest were under air quality alerts on Sunday as wildfire smoke lingered over much of the country.

Alerts were in place across much of the northern U.S. Rockies, including portions of Colorado, Wyoming, Washington state and Idaho.
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Coast Guard to hold Louisiana hearing on capsized lift boat
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Sun, 08/01/2021 - 10:24 AM
HOUMA, La. (AP) — The Coast Guard is holding a two-week hearing into the events surrounding a lift boat that flipped off the coast of Louisiana in April, killing 13 of the 19 people on board.
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New Orleans police: 5 wounded in Bourbon Street shooting
By The Associated Press, 1 Reads
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 09:31 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police said five people were shot and wounded early Sunday morning in New Orleans' historic French Quarter, an area usually packed with tourists visiting the city.
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The Latest: Florida sets record for COVID hospitalizations
By The Associated Press, 1 Reads
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 07:57 AM
ORLANDO, Fla. — A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke its previous record for current hospitalizations, set more than a year ago.
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Myanmar military extends emergency, promises vote in 2 years
By The Associated Press, 1 Reads
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 04:13 AM
BANGKOK (AP) — Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar’s military leader on Sunday declared himself prime minister and said he would lead the country under the extended state of emergency until elections are held in about two years.
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Some Louisiana hospitals at max amid rise in COVID-19 cases
By The Associated Press, 15 Reads
Sat, 07/31/2021 - 03:02 PM
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Intensive care units in some of Louisiana's hospitals are filling up after another surge in COVID-19 cases.

In Region 4, which covers Lafayette and the Acadiana area, there are just three beds available out of 156 total, hospital officials said.
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UK prime minister's wife says she's pregnant again
By The Associated Press, 3 Reads
Sat, 07/31/2021 - 10:22 AM
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, said Saturday that she is expecting the couple’s second child.

Carrie Johnson announced her pregnancy in a post on Instagram in which she also revealed that she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year.
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Louisiana veto session carried $76K price tag for taxpayers
By The Associated Press, 20 Reads
Sat, 07/31/2021 - 09:40 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s two-day veto session, which saw Republicans unable to override any of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, cost taxpayers $76,000.
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The Latest: Navajo nation reports rise in virus cases
By The Associated Press, 50 Reads
Sat, 07/31/2021 - 02:44 AM
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation on Saturday reported 25 additional COVID-19 cases as officials said some tribal members are foregoing needed precautions to ward off spread of the coronavirus.
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Bob Odenkirk says he had a small heart attack, will be back
By The Associated Press, 66 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 03:58 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk said Friday that he “had a small heart attack” but will “be back soon.”

The 58-year-old actor took to Twitter to make his first public statement since collapsing on the show's Albuquerque, New Mexico, set on Tuesday.
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