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January 07, 2021

Asia Today: Virus restrictions heightened in China province

Lockdown measures were being imposed in a northern Chinese province where coronavirus cases more than doubled in the region ...

January 07, 2021

Japan declares emergency for Tokyo area as cases spike

Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby areas on Thursday as coronavirus cases continue to surge, ...

January 07, 2021

Hong Kongers call US violence a setback for democracy

Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, 18 months after protesters ...

January 07, 2021

Biden urges restoring decency after 'assault' on democracy

President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor ...

January 07, 2021

'Only in America': Warnock's rise from poverty to US senator

The Rev. Raphael Warnock's roots showed little promise of a future that led to the U.S. Senate. He grew up in Savannah in the ...

January 07, 2021

Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start

New York’s governor threatened to fine hospitals if they don't use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. His South ...

January 07, 2021

Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuated

Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some ...

January 07, 2021

Ossoff seals Democrats' sweep; will be youngest US senator

As a teenager, Jon Ossoff was inspired by the pivotal role John Lewis played in the fight for racial equality when the civil ...

January 06, 2021

Browns' Stefanski: 'We've got to find a way' vs Steelers

Confined to his home before the season's biggest game, coach Kevin Stefanski vowed not to let COVID-19 stop him from getting ...

January 06, 2021

Fed supported advance notice before changing bond purchases

Federal Reserve officials last month supported providing advance notice before the central bank makes changes to its $120 ...

January 06, 2021

AP VoteCast: How Democrats won the Georgia Senate runoffs

Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were propelled to victory in Senate runoff elections by Black voters, young ...

January 06, 2021

American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in session

Bumper-to-bumper parking replaced the usual shoulder-to-shoulder seating for the New Hampshire House of Representatives on ...

January 06, 2021

VIRUS TODAY: Governors press for faster virus vaccinations

Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — Some of the nation’s governors ...

January 06, 2021

US sports bet revenue could hit $3B in 2021; NY backs mobile

On a day when New York's governor did an about-face and embraced mobile sports betting as a way to deal with financial losses ...

January 06, 2021

Florida company accused of steering vaccines to rich donors

Florida launched an investigation Wednesday into an upscale nursing home amid reports that it administered coronavirus ...

January 06, 2021

Chiefs bonding through pandemic in bid for Super Bowl repeat

During a normal season, many of the players on the Kansas City Chiefs defense would leave the facility after a long day of ...

January 06, 2021

Walgreens to sell drug wholesale business for $6.5B

Walgreens Boots Alliance will sell its pharmaceutical wholesale business to AmerisourceBergen in a $6.5 billion cash and ...

January 06, 2021

NBA updates mental health policies amid ongoing pandemic

The NBA is urging teams to make increased commitments toward providing mental health resources to players and staff, ...

January 06, 2021

Researcher gets time served for lying about vials inside bag

A medical researcher won't serve more time behind bars after pleading guilty to lying to a federal official about 21 vials ...

January 06, 2021

Zimbabwe jails 3 for having New Year's party despite ban

A Zimbabwean court has jailed three men who organized a New Year’s Eve party attended by thousands of people in the capital, ...