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Maine plans gradual reopening of state; unemployment levels
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine will reopen its economy gradually following a process that will require…
Trump panel: Boost US uranium mines as strategic interest
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining…
Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plants
OMAHA, Neb. – Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for…
Merkel calls for international co-operation against virus
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for international co-operation on the development of…
Panel reinstates 3 Nebraska officers fired in stun gun death
OMAHA, Neb. – Three of four Nebraska police officers who were fired for their involvement…
AP review: State supply stocks sparse and dated before virus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Last autumn, when schools were in session, sports stadiums full and…
UN alarmed by migrants caught in no-man’s land at borders
MEXICO CITY – The United Nations human rights office called on governments in Mexico and…
Shirley Knight, Oscar-nominated actress, has died at 83
LOS ANGELES – Shirley Knight, the Kansas-born actress who was nominated for two Oscars early…
Fed will provide monthly disclosures on support programs
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve said Thursday that it will provide monthly reports on several…
Report: Hydraulic failure caused jet crash into warehouse
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A loss of hydraulic pressure prevented a military pilot from controlling an…
Sources: Guaido allies take slice of first Venezuela budget
MIAMI – Opposition lawmakers in Venezuela quietly agreed to pay themselves $5,000 a month when…
Venezuela turns to Iran for a hand restarting its gas pumps
CARACAS, Venezuela – As the Trump administration increases pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the socialist…
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
WASHINGTON – Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression NEW YORK (AP) — Unemployment in the…
Asia Today: Duterte threatens martial law; more ship cases
BANGKOK – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte angrily threatened to declare martial law after accusing communist…
Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes
SELSTON, England – Lucy Dawson is haunted by a sense of powerlessness. The nurse has…
Climate activists take global protest online during pandemic
BERLIN – Youth groups are staging a long-planned global climate demonstration online Friday because of…
Kentucky mayor finds woman hiding in his home’s cellar
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Kentucky mayor said he found a woman hiding in his…
Fight against malaria could be set back 20 years, WHO warns
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – One of the hard lessons the World Health Organization learned…
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
JOHANNESBURG – Africa’s coronavirus cases have surged 43% in the past week but its countries…
Pandemic forces Arctic expedition to take 3-week break
BERLIN – Organizers of a year-long international Arctic science expedition say they have found a…
Ex-US Rep Brown out of prison early amid virus concerns
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, once a powerful Florida Democrat, has been…
Iraqi on genocide charges in Germany for IS killing of child
BERLIN – An Iraqi man went on trial in Frankfurt on Friday for genocide, war…
Muslims begin marking a subdued Ramadan under virus closures
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Muslims worldwide began Ramadan on Friday with dawn-to-dusk fasting, but many will…