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The Latest: 4 more Atlanta spa shooting victims identified

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on on the shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses where eight people were killed (all times local): 11:45 a.m. The names of four additional victims in the Atlanta-area spa shootings have been released. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday that the four victims are 74-year-old Soon C. Park, 51-year-old Hyun J. Grant, 69-year-old…

The Latest: Australia seeks vaccine aid for Papua New Guinea

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CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is working with U.S., Indian and Japanese partners to provide emergency coronavirus vaccine to Papua New Guinea. Australia has provided 8,000 AstraZeneca doses from its own stockpile to its nearest neighbor after an explosion of infections in the South Pacific island nation in recent weeks. Morrison said Friday that the…

New Jersey district pays $325K in Trump yearbook censorship

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A New Jersey school district is paying $325,000 to a former New Jersey teacher who claimed she was forced to edit a Donald Trump T-shirt worn by a student in a yearbook photo. NJ Advance Media reports the Wall Township school board approved the settlement agreement with Susan Parsons on Tuesday. The district made no admission of wrongdoing or liability. Parsons was the high school’s yearbook adviser when she claimed a secretary acting on behalf of the principal ordered her in 2017 to remove “Trump Make America Great Again” and make it appear as if the student was wearing a plain navy blue T-shirt. Parsons said she received death threats. The school district reissued the yearbook with the original unaltered photo.

James Levine, who ruled over Met Opera, dead at age 77

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Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was fired for sexual improprieties, has died. He was 77. Levine died March 9 in Palm Springs, California, of natural causes, his physician of 17 years, Dr. Len Horovitz, said Wednesday. Levine made his Met debut in 1971 and became one of the signature artists in the company’s history, conducting 2,552 performances and ruling over its repertoire, orchestra and singers as music or artistic director from 1976 until forced out by general manager Peter Gelb in 2016.

The Latest: Nevada to open vaccination to everyone over 16

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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada is making all residents ages 16 and older eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting April 5 as part of its efforts to inoculate the population as quickly as possible. Gov. Steve Sisolak said Wednesday that opening appointments will reduce confusion and help address vaccine skepticism and access issues. The timeline will make vaccines appointments available…

The Latest: Suspect’s church: ‘Heartbroken for all involved’

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the Atlanta area shootings where eight people were killed (all times local): 7: 15 p.m. A former youth ministry leader at Crabapple First Baptist Church in Alpharetta tells The Washington Post that the 21-year-old charged with shooting eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors, was a member…

The Latest: Philippines imposes airport entry restrictions

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has decided to temporarily ban the entry of foreigners and limit the entry of returning Filipinos at Manila’s international airport to 1,500 daily as it struggles to contain an alarming surge in coronavirus infections. A government body dealing with the pandemic said the monthlong travel restrictions would start Saturday and aim to prevent the…

Cheerleader’s mom accused of making ‘deepfakes’ of rivals

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A Pennsylvania woman is accused of doctoring photos and video of her daughter’s cheerleading rivals to try to get them kicked off the squad. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office last week charged 50-year-old Raffaela Spone with three misdemeanor counts of cyber harassment of a child and related offenses. Investigators say Spone manipulated photos from social media of three girls on the Victory Vipers cheerleading squad in Chalfont to make it appear they were drinking, smoking and even nude. Investigators say Spone also sent messages with the so-called “deepfake” pictures to the girls and suggested they kill themselves. Spone’s attorney, Robert Birch, told WPVI-TV she “has absolutely denied what they’re charging her with.”

The Latest: China donates vaccine doses to UN peacekeepers

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UNITED NATIONS — China’s U.N. ambassador says China is donating 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to U.N. peacekeepers, with priority given to those serving in Africa. Ambassador Zhang Jun sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informing him of the donation, China’s U.N. Mission said Monday. It follows the announcement by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi of Beijing’s intention…

The Latest: Billie Eilish wins record of the year at Grammys

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Billie Eillish has won the Grammy Award for record of the year for the second straight year. The 19-year-old Eillish won on Sunday night for “Everything I Wanted,” a year after winning it for “Bad Guy.” Eillish appeared genuinely stunned accepting the award, saying, “This…