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Gov. Inslee signs bill to restore voting rights to parolees

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill automatically restoring voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they are still on parole

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 7 The Boston Globe on ‘vaccine passports’: A traveler shows up at an airline gate, claiming that she’s been fully...

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado legislation would expand foreign drug imports

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill to add more countries to a state program that imports prescription drugs from Canada

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Portland leaders to re-establish anti-gun violence unit

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and city commissioners have reached a deal on proposals intended to stem a spike in gun violence over the past year

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Did Floyd really yell, 'I ate too many drugs?'

The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer on trial in the death of George Floyd has tried to show that Floyd yelled “I ate too many drugs” as officers pinned him to the ground

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

NRA boss says he didn't tell group leaders before bankruptcy

The embattled leader of the National Rifle Association says he put the powerful gun-rights group into bankruptcy without first informing most of its board members and top officials

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Man who placed wife's body in front of kids guilty of murder

A Southern California man who killed his wife and propped up her body on a sofa as her children opened Christmas presents has been convicted of second-degree murder

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana

The Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly has voted to accept Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a marijuana legalization bill that will allow limited possession and cultivation of the drug beginning in July

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Brazil's Bolsonaro ignores calls for lockdown to slow virus

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro maintains that there will be “no national lockdown” as the country battles against a resurgence of COVID-19 cases

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Summoning seniors: White House pushing to vaccinate elderly

The Biden administration and allies in the states are combating vaccine hesitancy among older Americans, one person at a time

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Augusta Nationals plays through debate over Ga voting law

While a tempest brews outside Magnolia Lane over Georgia’s voting rights law, Augusta National would prefer to keep the focus on blooming azaleas, pimento cheese sandwiches and tricky greens

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Spain limits AstraZeneca vaccine to 60 years and up

Spain has joined other European nations in limiting the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the elderly due to concerns over links to extremely rare blood clotting

DATE: April 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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