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July 09, 2020
The Latest: Australia state bars entry from locked down area
BRISBANE, Australia — An Australian state has closed its doors to people fleeing a second lockdown in Australia’s ...
July 09, 2020
Trump to US schools: Reopen or you may lose federal funds
Determined to reopen America's schools despite coronavirus worries, President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to hold back ...
July 09, 2020
Houston scraps Texas GOP’s in-person convention due to virus
Houston officials on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, saying the spread of the ...
July 08, 2020
`A hot mess': Americans face testing delays as virus surges
For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck while waiting and waiting for the results of a ...
July 08, 2020
Richmond removes Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue
Work crews have taken down the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue, the sixth Confederate monument to be removed in ...
July 08, 2020
Rights group says 180 dead found in Burkina Faso mass graves
At least 180 bodies were found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso with evidence suggesting the government army was ...
July 08, 2020
Mayor Pete Buttigieg has a new book set for fall, 'Trust'
Pete Buttigieg's next book has a unifying message. Liveright Publishing announced Wednesday that the former Democratic ...
July 08, 2020
Exhausted cities face another challenge: a surge in violence
Still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and street protests over the police killing of George Floyd, exhausted cities ...
July 08, 2020
Atlanta Mayor: No need for troops, despite governor's order
The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in ...
July 08, 2020
McConnell eyes virus aid as evictions, benefits cuts loom
An eviction moratorium is lifting. Extra unemployment benefits are ending. Parents are being called to work, but schools are ...
July 07, 2020
Virus fears, regional spats snarl Arizona-Mexico route
Fears about possible coronavirus infections from hard-hit Arizona mixed together with local politics south of the U.S.
July 07, 2020
Georgia Gov. authorizes Guard troops after 8-year-old killed
Georgia's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops ...
July 07, 2020
Facebook, others block requests on Hong Kong user data
Social media platforms and messaging apps including Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Google and Twitter say they will deny law ...
July 07, 2020
Hong Kong police granted sweeping powers under security law
In implementing the national security law for Hong Kong, police will have sweeping authority that allows them to take actions ...
July 07, 2020
Seattle City Council approves new tax on big business
The Seattle City Council on Monday approved adopting a new tax on large businesses, two years after the council repealed a ...
July 06, 2020
Appeals court reverses Wisconsin voting restrictions rulings
A federal appeals court panel upheld a host of Republican-authored voting restrictions in Wisconsin on Monday, handing ...
July 06, 2020
The Latest: Australia’s most populous state to close border
SYDNEY, Australia — The leader of Australia’s most populous state says her government’s decision to close its border with ...
July 06, 2020
Democrats, Biden look to accelerate Southern political shift
From Mississippi retiring its state flag to local governments removing Confederate statues from public spaces, a bipartisan ...
July 05, 2020
Amazon homeless shelter boosts unique program for sick kids
After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized she'd be missing something critical to care for her daughter. She and ...
July 05, 2020
Phoenix to change 'Robert E. Lee,' 'Squaw Peak' street names
Phoenix officials are set to begin the process of changing the names of two streets — one seen as demeaning to indigenous ...
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