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BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Germans to accept nationwide pandemic restrictions that took effect at midnight, resulting in a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew and further limits on personal contacts and access to nonessential stores in regions with…

Fans of Liverpool and Manchester United have called for the removal of their clubs’ American owners during protests outside their stadiums prompted by the ill-fated European Super League project. “£nough is £nough FSG Out” and “Henry, You have blood on your hands,” were the words on some of the banners held up by Liverpool supporters outside Anfield before the team drew with Newcastle 1-1 in the English Premier League. That’s a reference to Fenway Sports Group and principal owner John Henry. More than a thousand United fans were estimated to have gathered on the concourse outside the club’s Old Trafford stadium to protest against the Glazer family.

Body camera and dashcam footage released in the days following the police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant depict a scene filled with chaos. The police footage of Tuesday’s shooting in Columbus shows the split-second decision police make in moments of high-pressure calls involving a weapon. But while the footage helps paint a picture of the commotion that preceded the shooting, it leaves many gaps in the narrative of that day including what happened before police arrived and who even called for help. Bryant’s family has told reporters that she was the one who called for help after fearing for her life.

ROME (AP) — Milva, one of Italy’s most popular singers in the ’60s and ’70s who was also beloved by many fans abroad, died Saturday at her home in Milan. She was 81. In announcing her death, Italy’s Culture Minister…

At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The deaths in some cases sparked new cries for justice. Some people say the shootings reflect an urgent need for radical changes to American policing, and a need that the Chauvin verdict can't paper over. For other people, the shootings are a tragic reminder of the difficult and dangerous decisions law enforcement face daily. There's hope that the Chauvin verdict might be a crucial juncture in the national conversation about race, policing and the use of force.    

PARIS (AP) — Cradling the head of the deeply sedated COVID-19 patient like a precious jewel in his hands, Dr. Alexy Tran Dinh steered his intensive-care nurses through the delicate process of rolling the woman off her stomach and onto…

Before a jury returned guilty verdicts in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd, prosecutors and the defense got their last chance to seal their version of events in jurors' minds in the closing arguments. The state played up emotion and laid out the evidence that they said proved Chauvin had committed murder and manslaughter. Defense attorney Eric Nelson brought up several issues that he said raised enough reasonable doubt to acquit. Some key moments included prosecutors telling jurors to “believe your eyes” and when the defense argued repeatedly that Chauvin's actions had to be viewed from the perspective of a “reasonable officer.”

Indian authorities are scrambling to get medical oxygen to hospitals where COVID-19 patients are suffocating due to low supplies. The government is coming under increasing criticism for what doctors say is its negligence in the face of a foreseeable public health disaster. India has the world’s worst coronavirus surge. Total cases have pushed beyond 16 million, behind only the United States. Hospitals in New Delhi and some of the worst-hit states reported being critically short of beds and oxygen Saturday. Families are waiting for days to cremate their loved ones at overburdened crematoriums, with many turning to makeshift facilities for last rites. At least 189,000 people in India have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. 

President Joe Biden has highlighted how the United States has administered 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine before his first 100 days in office. And he's signaled that it's time for the U.S. to begin sharing its surplus of doses. The staggering inequality of vaccines is clear throughout the Americas, Africa and parts of Asia. China and Russia have aggressively pushed their homegrown vaccines around the world. But the U.S. just shared its first 4 million doses last month with Canada and Mexico. Biden has said those countries would be targets for additional doses, and so too would countries in Central America where migrant families and unaccompanied children are fleeing for the U.S. border.

URUMQI, China (AP) — A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the facts” as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in the remote border area. The…

As pitching matchups go, this one is aces. Two of baseball’s best arms square off Saturday night in Cleveland, with New York’s Gerrit Cole starting against Shane Bieber. The All-Star right-handers met last October in the wild-card round and the Yankees teed off on Bieber, tagging the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner for seven runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Cole struck out 13 in New York’s 12-3 win. Bieber has 48 strikeouts and is the first pitcher to fan 10 or more in his first four starts of a season. He’s aiming to match Hall of Famer Randy Johnson’s record of 17 straight starts with at least eight Ks.

Giancarlo Stanton busted out of his slump with two rocketed home runs — one with the highest exit velocity this season at 118 mph — and the New York Yankees connected four times in a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. Stanton hit a 429-foot solo shot that registered 118 mph off his bat in the third inning against Logan Allen, and another in the fifth. It was the slugger's first multi-homer game since Sept. 27, 2018. After a horrendous start, the Yankees have won three of four. Rougned Odor added a two-run homer and Aaron Hicks had a solo shot for New York.

Fernando Tatís Jr. hit two homers at Dodger Stadium on the 22nd anniversary of his father hitting two grand slams in one inning at the same park, and the San Diego Padres earned their third straight victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1. Tatís hit solo homers in the third and fifth off Clayton Kershaw, and Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings in the Padres’ second consecutive win at Chavez Ravine. Mookie Betts doubled and scored on Max Muncy’s single in the first inning for the major league-leading Dodgers, who have lost four of five amidst a major offensive slump.

Indonesia has pressed ahead with a search for a navy submarine off Bali, hours after the oxygen supply for 53 crew members aboard is believed to have been exhausted. A U.S. reconnaissance plane and other nations’ vessels are set to join the hunt Saturday. There’s concern the submarine may have sunk too deep to reach or recover in time. It lost contact after its last reported dive Wednesday off the resort island, and the navy chief has said it was expected to run out of oxygen early Saturday morning. The military spokesperson says, “We keep doing the search until we find it and whatever the result." The search is focused on an area where an oil slick was found. 

Jacob deGrom struck out a career-high 15, pitched a two-hitter and boosted the Mets' sagging offense with a go-ahead double from the No. 8 spot in the batting order, leading New York over the Washington Nationals 6-0. DeGrom has struck out 43 in his last three starts and 50 overall this season, breaking the major league record for most in a pitcher’s first four starts set just last weekend by Cleveland ace Shane Bieber with 48. DeGrom lowered his career ERA to 2.55 and overtook Tom Seaver's 2.57 as New York’s franchise leader. 

Progressives are looking for their next big win now that the COVID-19 relief bill has been signed into law. Many have declared a Democratic countermeasure to the Georgia election law the No. 1 goal. The Derek Chauvin murder trial has resurrected calls for criminal justice legislation. Some liberals want an immigration overhaul. Others seize on expanding the Supreme Court. This week, the House voted to make the District of Columbia a state. And progressives have their own version of climate and public works spending. It's a reflection that the progressive movement remains scattershot as it tries to turn its growing power into policy achievements.

Minnesota left-hander J.A. Happ pitched no-hit ball until Jacob Stallings doubled with one out in the eighth inning, as the Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0. The 38-year-old Happ was removed after the hit by manager Rocco Baldelli with the two-run lead. Tyler Duffey and Taylor Rogers finished the one-hitter as the Twins won for just the second time in their last 11 games. Willians Astudillo and Jake Cave each hit their first home runs of the season for Minnesota. That spoiled another stellar start by Pittsburgh's JT Brubaker.

Russell Westbrook had another triple-double in his return to Oklahoma City, and the Washington Wizards beat the Thunder 129-109 for their seventh straight win. Westbrook finished with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists -— his fourth straight triple-double and his 14th in 16 games. Westbrook has 174 triple-doubles in his career and is closing in on Oscar Robertson’s career record of 181. He has 28 triple-doubles this season. Bradley Beal added 33 points for the Wizards. Darius Bazley and Theo Maledon each scored 20 points for Oklahoma City. The Thunder lost their 13th straight.

The Oakland Athletics earned their 12th consecutive victory -- their longest winning streak in almost two decades — defeating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1. Oakland’s string is its longest since it won a franchise-record 20 in a row in 2002. It is the longest in the majors since Houston’s 12-game run in June 2018. The A’s improved to 13-1 since dropping their first six games. Baltimore has lost seven of its eight home games.

The Cleveland Browns have exercised the fifth-year option on quarterback Baker Mayfield’s rookie contract. The move was expected after his strong 2020 season. The team also did the same with top cornerback Denzel Ward’s contract. Mayfield had 30 touchdown passes last season and led the Browns to their first playoff appearance in nearly 20 years. Cleveland won its first postseason game since 1994, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round before losing to Kansas City. The team had until May 3 to exercise the option. The No. 1 overall draft pick in 2018, Mayfield is under contract for 2021 and 2022.