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FILE - In this April 14, 2021, file photo, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin poses for photographers as he arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels. The Associated Press has learned that a Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders. It would be a major reversal of military practice and a change long sought by Congress members. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool via AP)

Panel: End commanders' power to block military sex cases

The Associated Press has learned that a Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders
A respiratory therapist pulls on a second mask over her N95 mask before adding a face shield as she gets ready to go into a patient’s room in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at a hospital in Seattle. Medical providers may soon return to using one medical N95 mask per patient, a practice that was suspended during the pandemic due to deadly supply shortages.

FDA: N95 masks, now plentiful, should no longer be reused

The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declares a state of emergency for Tokyo and three other prefectures Friday during the government task force meeting for the COVID-19 measures at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo.

Japan issues 3rd virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka area

Japan declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures on Friday amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence just three months ahead of the Olympics.
People carry a medical oxygen cylinder Friday at a charging station on the outskirts of Prayagraj, India. India put oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi on Friday begged on social media for more supplies to save COVID-19 patients who are struggling to breathe. India’s underfunded health system is tattering as the world’s worst coronavirus surge wears out the nation, which set another global record in daily infections for a second straight day with 332,730.

Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record

India put oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi begged on social media on Friday for more supplies to save COVID-19 patients who are struggling to breathe. More than a dozen people died when an oxygen-fed fire ripped through a coronavirus ward in a populous western state.
The casket of Daunte Wright rests in place Thursday before funeral services at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis. Wright, 20, was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop.
Sharpton decries 'stench of racism' in Daunte Wright's death
Daunte Wright, the young Black man shot by an officer during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, was not "just some kid with an air freshener," but a "prince" whose life ended too soon at the hands of police, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Thursday during an emotional funeral.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off in this time exposure from Launch Complex 39A Friday, April 23, 2021, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule
SpaceX has launched its third crew in under a year for NASA, this time using a recycled rocket and capsule
A National Search and Rescue Agency rescue ship sails to join the search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, April 23, 2021. Rescuers continued an urgent search Friday for an Indonesian submarine that disappeared two days ago and has less than a day's supply of oxygen left for its crew. (AP Photo)
Danger in the depths: submarine disasters highlight risks
The disappearance of an Indonesian submarine off the resort island of Bali follows dozens of other disasters in the depths of the world's vast seas
Faeza Satouf, a Syrian refugee who was granted asylum in Denmark in 2015, talks to The Associated Press during an interview in Nivaa, Denmark, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Ten years after the start of the Syrian civil war, Denmark has become the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some refugees from the Damascus area, including Satouf's. (AP Photo/David Keyton)
Denmark tells some Syrians to leave, separating families
Ten years after the start of the Syrian civil war, Denmark has become the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some refugees from the Damascus area
People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk towards a train station in Tokyo on Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
EXPLAINER: What does Japan's virus state of emergency mean
Japan has declared a state of emergency to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence, the third since the pandemic began
FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2021, file photo taken from footage provided by the Babuskinsky District Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia. Several doctors were prevented Tuesday, April 20, from seeing Navalny in a prison hospital after his three-week hunger strike, and prosecutors also detailed a sweeping, new case against his organization. (Babuskinsky District Court Press Service via AP, File)
Putin foe Navalny to end prison hunger strike on 24th day
Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk
Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, a Washington D.C. Democrat, center, joined from left by Sen. Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, and House speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, speaks at a news conference ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51- the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms
A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state.
Central Illinois man gets life in deaths of mother, daughter
A central Illinois man convicted of fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter last year in their rural home has been sentenced to life in prison
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Palatine resident Jason Sassorossi has a petition signed by 300 people for a dog park at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine. He has three dogs. Achilles, left, and Hector, right, are German shepherds and Luke is a Norwegian elkhound.
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Glenbrook South’s Sammi Klemm (5) and Caroline Crawford (12) celebrate with their teammates as they close in on victory during Wednesday’s match against Glenbrook North. The Titans won 2-1, with scores of 26-24, 28-30, 25-21.
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The Glenbrook South High School boys swim team jumps into the pool with the Illinois Swimming and Diving Association state championship trophy Friday. The team was recognized during halftime at South’s football game against Maine South.
Glenbrook South boys swim team celebrates state championship win with a splash
Elgin Police Commander Eric Echeverria walks through the halls with Chance, the department’s new comfort dog.
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