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Baseball legend Alex Rodriquez, former Walmart CEO negotiating to buy Minnesota Timberwolves

Former shortstop and third baseman for the New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez "A-Rod" visits "Mornings With Maria" at Fox Business Network Studios on August 08, 2019 in New York City. (John Lamparski)MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Baseball legend Alex Rodriquez and former Walmart CEO Marc Lore are negotiating to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx from owner Glen Taylor, the team confirmed on Saturday.In a statement to FOX 9, the team confirmed a report from The Athletic that the former baseball star and Lore have signed a letter of intent for exclusive rights to negotiate a deal with Taylor.

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Ramsey Clark, attorney general under Johnson, dies at 93

NEW YORK – Ramsey Clark, the attorney general in the Johnson administration who became an outspoken activist for unpopular causes and a harsh critic of U.S. policy, has died. He was 93.

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Alberta Health reports 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday The deaths include:The province now has 13,687 active cases, 144,020 recoveries and 2,012 deaths.As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 6,361 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 3,320, the North zone has 1,815, the Central zone has 1,124 and the South zone has 955. There are 112 cases in unknown zones.

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Meadows, Arozarena homer, AL champ Rays beat Yankees 4-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Austin Meadows and Randy Arozarena homered off Domingo Germán, helping the Tampa Bay Rays extend their mastery over the New York Yankees with a 4-0 victory on Saturday.

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Chisholm homers off deGrom, says heater on 'lighter side'

NEW YORK – Jazz Chisholm Jr. watched Jacob deGrom's first 100 mph fastball whiz by and wasn't impressed.

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Best Buy launches new membership program, keeping up with Amazon Prime, Walmart+

An employee brings a television to a customer's car at a Best Buy store on Black Friday, traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Best Buy is testing out a new membership program, called Best Buy Beta, to provide customers with exclusive pricing, free standard shipping and delivery, and other benefits.The program will cost up to $199.99 for members in select stores in Iowa, Oklahoma and eastern Pennsylvania.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday

COVID-19 vaccine rollout is expanding to include front-line health-care workers in Phase 2C.The province said more than 240,000 eligible health-care workers can start booking vaccine appointments on Monday, April 12.“As part of Phase 2C of Alberta’s vaccine rollout, nurses, doctors, dentists and any health-care workers in patient care facilities or providing direct patient care in the community will receive the vaccine,” the province said in a news release.

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Florida reports 6,817 new COVID-19 cases as CDC says recent spike could be linked to variants

ORLANDO, Fla. – Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an update this week on the U.S. seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, saying it could be because more variants are spreading. In Florida, there have been nearly 3,500 COVID-19 variant cases confirmed.

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Prosecutors defend newer charges against Ghislaine Maxwell

NEW YORK – Prosecutors hope to preserve a July trial date for Ghislaine Maxwell by defending a late-hour expansion of charges against her, saying they developed when a woman spoke after Maxwell’s arrest about her abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s.

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NASA now targeting next week for first Mars helicopter flight

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA has pushed back the target date for the first flight of its tiny helicopter on Mars to next week, according to the space agency.

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New Brunswick’s top doctor says some hospitalized with COVID-19 were previously given vaccine

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update on Saturday

On Friday, the province reported eight new cases of COVID-19 and that an individual in their 60s has died.Earlier this week, Luc Bélanger from Edmundston also died from COVID-19.

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Nova Scotia reports 8 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday

‘I lost my other half’: New Brunswick woman opens up about losing husband to COVID-19All cases have been self-isolating as required, the province said.As of Saturday, there is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,339 Nova Scotia tests on April 9.Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has completed 325,774 tests.

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India’s hospitals swamped by second coronavirus wave as shots run low

Struggling HospitalsA state-run Mumbai hospital had run out of ICU and oxygen beds, a doctor who asked not to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the information said.There were also reports of shortages of Remdesivir, a broad spectrum anti-viral medication used to treat Covid-19, Bajaj said, adding that getting supplies of the drug was becoming difficult at his hospitals.Punjab’s vaccine stock will last another five days, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday, urging the federal government to augment the supply.

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Gas prices dip in NJ, around nation as gas inventories go up

TRENTON, N.J. - Gas prices dipped in New Jersey and around the nation as gas inventories increased even as crude oil inventories decreased.AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $2.90, down two cents from a week ago.Drivers were paying an average of $2.11 a gallon a year ago at this time.The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.86, down a penny from last week.Drivers were paying an average of $1.89 a gallon a year ago at this time.___AdvertisementDOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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New details in Capitol riot timeline show Mike Pence pleaded with officials to ‘clear the Capitol’

WASHINGTON (AP) - From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control.

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Tamil Nadu logs nearly 6,000 new Covid-19 cases, active tally tops 37,000

Tamil Nadu on Saturday logged 5,989 fresh Covid-19 cases pushing the total number of cases to 9,26,816, while the active cases touched 37,673. The state also recorded 23 deaths taking the toll to 12,886.

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Maharashtra records over 55,000 new cases, 309 fatalities due to covid-19

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Va. police officers threatened Army lieutenant during traffic stop, lawsuit says

A second lieutenant in the U.S. Army is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop last December during which the officers drew their guns, pointed them at him and used a slang term to suggest he was facing execution before pepper-spraying him and knocking him to the ground.Body camera footage shows Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, was dressed in uniform with his hands held in the air outside the driver's side window as he told the armed officers, "I'm honestly afraid to get out.""Yeah, you should be!" one of the officers responded during the stop at a gas station.In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Nazario says his constitutional rights were violated during the traffic stop in the town of Windsor.

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Kate Garraway’s husband Derek to reunite with family for the first time since Covid induce

Good Morning Britain anchor Kate Garraway is expecting what will be an emotional reunion with her in-laws in the coming days.

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Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors' emergency power

As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they could wield in future emergencies.

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Mumbai reports more than 9,200 new covid-19 cases, 799 buildings sealed

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Newer covid symptoms you should know

NEW DELHI : It's been more than a year since the deadly coronavirus wreaked havoc in our country, and even after several efforts to contain the spread of it, the second wave of the virus is currently spreading like wildfire in the nation.India, which is the fourth-worst COVID-hit country, currently has over 13 million cases with Delhi recording around 8,521 cases on Friday.While we all know the most common symptoms for COVID are dry cough, fever, loss of taste, and smell, but what most people are unaware of, is when to isolate or get tested because COVID-19 has a wide range of symptoms and medical complications.To curb the spread of this deadly virus some precautions can be easily exercised by each individual on a daily basis.Never ever

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Ontario reports more than 3,800 new coronavirus cases, 19 deaths

coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 382,152.“Locally, there are 973 new cases in Toronto, 669 in Peel, 442 in York Region, 289 in Ottawa and 281 in Durham,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.Nineteen new deaths were also reported, bringing the provincial death toll to 7,531.A total of 343,622 COVID-19 cases are considered resolved, which is up by 2,422.More than 61,400 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 13,091,981 tests and 42,963 remain under investigation.

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For Black journalists, working Chauvin trial drains emotions

NEW YORK – At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog's tail. Shaquille Brewster turns to sports on TV, and Julia Jenae talks things out with colleagues.

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Scottish Government announces four deaths and 281 new covid cases in last 24 hours

Scottish Government has confirmed. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 281 new cases have also been identified overnight.

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Delhi reports nearly 8,000 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate crosses 10% again

Delhi on Saturday recorded 7,897 fresh COVID-19 cases, and with that the positivity rate breached 10%-mark again, as per the health bulletin. However, it showed a dip in the number of cases as compared to yesterday's count of 8,521 fresh coronavirus cases.

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With over 6,000 new Covid-19 cases, Kerala sees multi-month single-day spike

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Iran enforces 10-day lockdown amid fourth wave of pandemic

TEHRAN – Iran on Saturday began a 10-day lockdown amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, state TV reported, a worrisome trend after more than a year of the country battling the Middle East's worst outbreak.

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UK's Prince Philip honored with 41-gun salutes after death

LONDON – Gun salutes across the U.K., in Commonwealth countries and at sea are marking the death of Britain’s Prince Philip on Saturday as military leaders honor the former naval officer and husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Reforms follow deadly year in New York nursing homes

ALBANY, N.Y. – After a deadly year in New York's nursing homes, state lawmakers have passed legislation intended to hold facility operators more accountable for neglect and potentially force them to spend more on patient care.

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Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic

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The Latest: Indian states warn of COVID-19 vaccine shortages

NEW DELHI — Multiple Indian states are warning the federal government of COVID-19 vaccine shortages as another spike in cases threatens to overrun the country and its already-feeble medical infrastructure.

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Chadian president seeks 6th term after 30 years in power

N’DJAMENA – N’Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seeking to extend his three-decade long rule, running for a sixth time in this oil-producing Central African nation that is home to nearly half a million refugees and also plays a prominent role in the fight against Islamic extremism in the Sahel.

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Sonia Gandhi reviews efforts to tackle COVID-19 in Cong-ruled states

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday reviewed the efforts by the states ruled by her party to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus infection and the vaccination drive.Addressing a virtual meeting with the chief ministers of the Congress-ruled states and ministers of the party in states where it is in power in alliance with others, she said the priority should be to test, track and vaccinate.Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh and Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel were among those who participated in the meeting.While Singh pointed out that Punjab's vaccination stock will last for five more days, Baghel said Chhattisgarh will run out of

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Vaccination passports are new flashpoint in Covid-19 pandemic

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Prince Philip's funeral plans being revised due to coronavirus pandemic: report

Prince Philip's funeral plans will be revised due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The Duke of Edinburgh died Friday at age 99 after 73 years of marriage to Queen Elizabeth II, effectively making him the longest-serving royal consort in British history.

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India needs to grow faster to make up for contraction during COVID: IMF official

PTI on Friday also made a strong case for an additional economic stimulus to address the impact of the pandemic on the country's economy."When it comes to India there was a major collapse of output last fiscal year and the number as you mentioned is eight."So, we are very glad to see the strong rebound this year with projected growth of 12.5 for fiscal year 21-22 and we are seeing also high frequency indicators including PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index), and trade and more mobility indicators which give us a sense that there is continued recovery in the first quarter of this year," she said.That said, there are some recent emergencies of the new variants in the localised lockdowns that are seen as one of the threats to this recovery, Brooks

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Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries

LONDON – As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June.

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DMX death: Fans pay tribute to rapper at White Plains Hospital

The family of rapper Earl Simmons, widely known by his stage name DMX, announced on April 9 that he had died at New York’s White Plains Hospital, a short distance from Yonkers, where he was raised.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

New report exposes failures in Canada’s long-term care homes during first wave

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