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Major League Baseball says nine teams have had 85% of players, coaches and others with Tier 1 access receive their final dose of the coronavirus vaccine, allowing those clubs to ease some health and safety protocols. Four of those teams have already begun relaxing some protocols after 85% or more of Tier 1 individuals reached full vaccination. Another five teams have surpassed the 85% threshold for vaccine injections within the past two weeks and can ease standards once that waiting period passes. The league also says 81% of Tier 1 individuals are considered partially or fully vaccinated. 

The Biden administration says it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections of the wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. It also began providing answers on how it will use unspent money from shutting down one of President Donald Trump’s signature domestic projects. The Defense Department says it will use unobligated money for military construction projects for its initial purpose. The repair work will take place in Texas' Rio Grande Valley and in San Diego. Officials in Texas have expressed alarm about flooding risks during the hurricane season from breaches in a levee system.

Leicester’s bid for Champions League soccer has suffered a minor setback after having to settle for a 1-1 draw with 10-man Southampton in the English Premier League. Jonny Evans’ 68th-minute header earned third-place Leicester a point on the south coast following James Ward-Prowse’s penalty opener for the battling hosts. Saints played for 80 minutes a man down after Jannik Vestergaard was sent off for bringing down Jamie Vardy on the edge of the hosts’ 18-yard box. Brendan Rodgers’ team was unable to take full advantage of the early dismissal and the result moved the Foxes eight points clear of fifth-placed West Ham in the race for European football. A dogged Southampton extended its distance from the relegation zone to 10 points.

Stocks gave back some of their recent gains Friday, though the market still closed out April with its biggest monthly gain so far this year. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% as investors backed away from technology, financial and communication stocks.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech stocks are flexing their enormous strength again, after getting knocked around a bit earlier this year. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google's parent company and Facebook all gave profit reports this week that blew past investors'…

The Kentucky Derby is back in its traditional spot on the sports calendar — the first Saturday in May. After getting postponed until September last year because of the pandemic, it returns with about 45,000 fans in attendance — some 100,000 less than usual. Essential Quality is the early 2-1 favorite in a field of 19 horses. The 147th edition could be one of several firsts. A Black jockey could win for the first time in 119 years and a female trainer could win for the first time. Bob Baffert, a six-time winner, goes for his record seventh, albeit with a 15-1 shot.

Law enforcement records show that the younger sister of Ma'Khia Bryant called 911 asking to leave their Ohio foster home a few weeks before the fatal police shooting of Bryant. The 16-year-old was killed by a Columbus officer April 20 as she swung a knife at a woman. In a 911 call on March 28, Bryant's 15-year-old sister told a police dispatcher she'd gotten in a fight with her sister and didn't want to be in the home anymore. The Associated Press obtained records showing that call was one of more than a dozen placed from the home since 2017, most by the home’s foster mother. Bryant's funeral took place Friday afternoon.

Authorities in eastern Missouri say law enforcement officers shot and killed a 21-year-old man who was suspected of shooting and wounding a police officer. The Lincoln County Sheriff's office on Friday identified the man as Joe Robideau, of Troy. The sheriff's office says Robideau was shot Thursday evening after he fired several rounds at officers who were pursing him as a suspect in the shooting of a St. Peters police officer. Two Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and a Lake St. Louis officers shot at Robedeau during the confrontation. He died at an area hospital. The St. Peters officer was released from a hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg. 

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have launched a criminal probe against a lawyer representing a former Russian journalist accused of treason and the team of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accusing him of disclosing information related to a police investigation.…

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has sued the U.S. Department of Interior in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore on Independence Day. The Republican governor successfully pushed last year for a return of the pyrotechnic display after a decadelong hiatus. But the state’s application to hold fireworks this year was denied by the National Park Service, which cited safety concerns and objections from local Native American tribes. Noem’s lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for South Dakota, argues that the decision to deny the permit application was “arbitrary and capricious” and violated the powers granted to the agency in the U.S. Constitution. 

One quarterback. Then another. And yet another. For the first time since 1999, the top three names in the NFL draft were all QBs. Before the opening round reached its midway point, two more signal-callers had come off the board. By all indications, this could be one of the greatest quarterback classes in the annals of the draft. But if history has taught us anything, it’s that there are sure to be some flops in this bunch. Selecting a franchise quarterback, you see, has always been a risky proposition. For every Patrick Mahomes, there is a Josh Rosen.