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Australia's 2nd largest city foils nation's pandemic success

Australia has been among the world’s most successful countries in containing its coronavirus outbreak — with one exception.

Medicare nursing home COVID site leaves users 'in the dark'

When the Trump administration required nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases, it also promised to make the data ...

Asia Today: China's university exam begins after virus delay

Almost 11 million students began taking China's university entrance exam Tuesday after a delay as the country worked to bring ...

Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans

As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major ...

Samsung projects 23% jump in 2Q profit on strong chip sales

Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its operating profit for the last quarter likely rose 23% from the same period last ...

Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in federal virus aid

Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, ...

Nats, Astros, Cards cancel workouts over virus testing delay

Baseball's two World Series teams canceled workouts Monday because of coronavirus testing delays that one executive worried ...

MLB releases pandemic-shortened schedule amid testing delays

Major League Baseball released its pandemic-shortened schedule Monday, featuring a tantalizing season opener between the New ...

GOP worries Trump's divisive June imperils Senate control

President Donald Trump's June began with his Bible-clutching photo op outside a church after authorities used chemicals and ...

Virus loans helped entities tied to Trump evangelical allies

Churches connected to President Donald Trump and other organizations linked to current or former Trump evangelical advisers ...

Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants

Hospitals rapidly approached capacity across the Sunbelt, and the Miami area closed indoor dining at restaurants and gyms ...

American student released after 486 days in Egyptian prison

An American medical student detained without trial in an Egyptian prison for nearly 500 days has been freed and returned to ...

US Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone oil pipeline project

The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline from Canada on Monday by keeping in place ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro tested for COVID-19, feels well

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was tested for COVID-19 after having an X-ray of his lungs on Monday. He didn’t say ...

Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show

The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money ...

California Assembly delays session after virus outbreak

A coronavirus outbreak in the California Legislature has indefinitely delayed the state Assembly’s return to work from a ...

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 ...

'Senseless crime': The victims of July Fourth shootings

A 6-year-old computer whiz. A young mother working for a better home for her kids. An 8-year-old who loved to make dance ...

New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online

International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes ...

Mourinho delighted by Lloris-Son clash during Tottenham win

When Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris confronted Son Heung-min on the field at halftime, Jose Mourinho was far from annoyed.