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The Latest: County death toll falls with methodology change

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DUBLIN, Calif. — A Northern California county has changed its methodology to record coronavirus deaths, causing its fatality figures to decrease by 25%. The official COVID-19 death count in Alameda County, in the San Francisco Bay Area, fell from 1,634 to 1,223 after officials changed the criteria for fatalities to match state and national definitions. Previously, the county had included…

The Latest: Essential Quality rallies to win Belmont Stakes

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Belmont Stakes (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie in the stretch and crossed the finish line first in the Belmont Stakes. The win was the sixth in seven career starts and gave trainer Brad Cox his first Triple Crown win. It was also vindication for…

The Latest: Hawaii emails reveal strain over contact tracing

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HONOLULU — A review of Hawaii Gov. David Ige’s emails shows the state epidemiologist spent key weeks in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic resisting suggestions and requests that she boost contact tracing to control the spread of COVID-19. They also showed Dr. Sarah Park repeatedly telling her superiors that the state’s failure to adequately fund the division she…

AP Week in Pictures: Global

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MAY 29 – JUNE 4, 2021 With commemorations for the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a transparent “Sky Pool” in London and a cloudburst in Tibet, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from around the world. The selection was curated by AP photo…

Arrest warrant stays sealed for Colorado man in wife’s death

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A judge ruled Friday that an arrest warrant affidavit for a Colorado man charged with murder in the death of his wife who disappeared last year will remain sealed. The judge said that release of the document could harm witnesses in the case and hinder Barry Morphew’s ability to prepare his own defense. Morphew faces murder and other charges in the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew on Mother’s Day last year. Judge Patrick Murphy ordered that the affidavit, which details investigators’ reasons justifying Morphew’s arrest, remain sealed until the conclusion of a preliminary hearing in August.

The Latest: Mexico to use US vaccine doses at border

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MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Friday they will use 1 million U.S. doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to inoculate people along the border. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the vaccinations along Mexico’s northern border with the United States is part of an effort to fully reopen border crossings, which are currently restricted to essential travel….