Nevada adopts COVID-19 mask rule in line with federal advice
SAM METZ and KEN RITTER, Associated Press
July 27, 2021
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LAS VEGAS (AP) Nevada is re-imposing a mask mandate for public indoor settings in places where COVID-19 is surging, including the state s largest cities, state authorities said Tuesday.
Gov. Steve Sisolak s order, effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday, follows an indoor masking recommendation issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier in the day.
State officials said they hope the three-day grace period gives businesses time to adapt to the new guidelines affecting residents regardless of vaccination status in 12 of the state s 17 counties.
Man Gets Life for Killing Woman Who Mistook His Car for Uber Covered in roughly 120 stab wounds, her body was later found in remote woods about 65 miles from Columbia By Michelle Liu •
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A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the 2019 abduction and murder of a 21-year-old college student who mistook his car for her Uber ride.
The jury took a little more than an hour to find Nathaniel Rowland guilty of killing Samantha Josephson, a University of South Carolina student who disappeared from Columbia’s Five Points entertainment district in March 2019.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the 2019 abduction and murder of a 21-year-old college student who mistook his car for her Uber ride.
The jury took a little more than an hour to find Nathaniel Rowland guilty of killing Samantha Josephson, a University of South Carolina student who disappeared from Columbia’s Five Points entertainment district in March 2019.
“Her dreams were my dreams, and her death was my death. I close my eyes, and I feel what she endured at his hands,” the victim’s mother, Marci Josephson, said during the sentencing phase of Rowland’s trial Tuesday.
Oregon governor signs ambitious clean energy bill
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SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America
July 27, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Oregon s clean energy bill, which sets one of the most ambitious timelines in the country for moving to 100% clean electricity sources, was signed by Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday.
The legislation lays out a timetable for the state’s two major power companies Portland General Electric and Pacific Power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity sold to Oregon consumers. Additionally, it bans the expansion or new construction of power plants that burn fossil fuels and allocates $50 million in grants for community-based energy projects, among other measures.
Gianforte won t endorse masks despite COVID-19 case rise
IRIS SAMUELS, Associated Press/Report for America
July 27, 2021
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) Montana health officials reported on Tuesday more than 250 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time in over five months.
Health officials reported 261 new cases of the respiratory virus, bringing the number of active cases in the state to 942.
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said in a statement that he is concerned about the growing caseload, but stopped short of recommending that residents wear masks in closed spaces. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that vaccinated people in counties with high caseloads should return to wearing masks indoors.