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Life in a pandemic: job cuts, Peloton sales, homemade bread
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented…
5 things to know today – that aren’t about the virus
Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news: 1. SUPREME COURT TAKES UP OBAMACARE…
Maduro airs video of American detained in Venezuela plot
BOGOTA – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro touted a video showing a scruffy-looking American divulging details…
Ex-principal accused of killing wife died of heart attack
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. – A former South Carolina high school teacher who was accused of…
Justices wary of ‘Obamacare’ birth control coverage changes
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules…
Supreme Court says Justice Ginsburg out of hospital
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is glad to be home after being…
Alaska faces more summer cruise ship cancellations
JUNEAU, Alaska – Three cruise lines said Wednesday they are cancelling sailings to Alaska this…
NFL sets protocols for reopening of team facilities
The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams…
Most new COVID-19 patients in NY not working, older: survey
NEW YORK – The great majority of people newly hospitalized with the coronavirus in New…
Agency finds private border wall violates Rio Grande treaty
HOUSTON – A construction firm promoted by President Donald Trump to build his signature border…
Infections climb amid lockdown at gateway to Navajo Nation
SANTA FE, N.M. – State and local authorities are weighing their options for containing the…
Ship tied to Australia virus deaths sails into Manila Bay
CAVITE, Philippines – A cruise ship being investigated in Australia for sparking coronavirus infections anchored…
China says experimental spaceship operating normally
BEIJING – A Chinese spaceship is working normally in orbit, with its solar panels in…
Hit by pandemic and oil slide, Norway cuts key interest rate
COPENHAGEN – Norway’s central bank has cut its key policy rate by a quarter percentage…
Chemical leak at LG plant in India kills 11, about 1,000 ill
HYDERABAD, India – A gas leaked from an LG chemical plant in southern India early…
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Chatty Thomas breaks with precedent
WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court justice gets it in his mind to ask a question,…
Democrats make case for role of government in virus response
WASHINGTON – When he stood before Congress in 1996 and declared “the era of big…
What is a good reason for a personal loan?
Unsecured personal loans can pay for almost anything. Their flexibility makes them easy to turn…
Amnesty slams Palestinians’ freedom of expression arrests
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Amnesty International on Thursday censured Palestinian authorities in the West Bank…
Anchorage approves financial aid to businesses and renters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Anchorage Assembly passed an emergency ordinance to provide financial relief to…
Philippine TV network fights closure with court petition
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ largest TV and radio network, which was shut this week…
Suspect claims Norway mosque attack was ’emergency justice’
COPENHAGEN – A Norwegian man suspected of killing his ethnic Chinese stepsister and then storming…
New Banksy art unveiled at hospital to thank doctors, nurses
LONDON – A new work by the elusive street artist Banksy, honouring health workers, has…
German woman accuses French ex-president of sexual assault
PARIS – A German journalist has accused former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing of repeatedly…