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Manufacturers shutter plants, travel halted as virus spreads
The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first…
Avenatti cites coronavirus threat in seeking jail release
NEW YORK – Michael Avenatti asked Wednesday to be released temporarily from a federal jail,…
Jury weighing case of Minnesota deputy who shot suicidal man
STILLWATER, Minn. – A Minnesota jury will continue deliberating Thursday in the trial of a…
Get out of jail? Inmates fearful of virus argue for release
NEW YORK – Coronavirus has become a “get out of jail” card for hundreds of…
Hispanic Catholics asked to skip healing sites amid outbreak
RIO RANCHO, N.M. – For years, Orlando Marquez and his family made the pilgrimage to…
Indonesia halts Islamic assembly, quarantining 9,000 people
MAKASSAR, Indonesia – Indonesia halted a mass congregation of nearly 9,000 Muslim pilgrims and began…
Greek counterterror police seize arms, detain more than 20
ATHENS, Greece – Greek anti-terrorism police detained more than 20 people in raids in Athens…
Movie theatres request stimulus from Congress due to virus
NEW YORK – Faced with a lengthy shutdown due the coronavirus pandemic, movie theatres are…
Chinese probe criticizes police reprimand of virus doctor
BEIJING – China’s top disciplinary body has criticized how police handled the case of a…
Flame arrival faces calls for Tokyo Olympics be delayed
TOKYO – The Olympic flame is set to arrive in Japan from Greece even as…
Monaco’s head of state Prince Albert II contracts new virus
PARIS – The palace of Monaco says its ruler, Prince Albert II, has tested positive…
Conan O’Brien to return to air, with an iPhone from home
NEW YORK – With iPhones and Skype, Conan O’Brien is going back on the air.…
Indiana man dies after police subdue him with stun gun
GRANGER, Ind. – A northern Indiana man has died in custody shortly after a sheriff’s…
Aquarium releases rescued seal back into habitat
TOWSON, Md. – The National Aquarium has released a harp seal rescued from Ocean City…
Finding joy indoors in troubled times, one leaf at a time
CHICAGO – I have spent my first full week of isolation carefully observing one of…
US panel approves pipeline, natural gas terminal in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. – A U.S. regulatory agency on Thursday approved a controversial natural gas pipeline…
‘Quarantine shaming’: US navigates radical new social norms
The chairman of Arizona’s Asian Chamber of Commerce didn’t see much downside to attending a…
European experts accuse Russia of spreading fake virus news
BRUSSELS – Russian state media and news outlets supporting President Vladimir Putin are waging a…
As virus spreads, VA gets set to back up taxed US hospitals
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs is bracing for a potential surge of 1…
UN chief: World at war with a virus, recession near certain
TANZANIA, Tanzania – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world “is at war with…
Grains, livestock higher.
Wheat for May up 26.75 cents at 5.35 a bushel; May. corn gained 10.25 cents…
Minnesota jury acquits sheriff’s deputy in shooting death
STILLWATER, Minn. – A Minnesota sheriff’s deputy was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter Thursday in the…
The Latest: Airport board delays minimum wage increase vote
MINNEAPOLIS – The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota (all times local): 3:30 p.m.…
AK-Dem-Delg-SumD
The following are TEST returns. 220 of 442 precincts – 50 per cent Joe Biden…