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Mounting US deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color
August 22, 2020
Mounting US deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color
As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the US during the first seven months of 2020, suggesting…
California governor calls wildfires ‘deadly moment,’ urges residents to flee
August 22, 2020
California governor calls wildfires ‘deadly moment,’ urges residents to flee
(Reuters) – Hundreds of wildfires burning across Central and Northern California that have already killed six people more than doubled…
California fires claim 5 lives, threaten thousands of homes
August 21, 2020
California fires claim 5 lives, threaten thousands of homes
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires that blackened skies, took at least five lives and forced tens of thousands of…
European economic rebound slows as virus cases rise
August 21, 2020
European economic rebound slows as virus cases rise
LONDON (AP) — The European economy’s rebound from the coronavirus recession appears to have slowed in August as a resurgence…
Police: More than 500 arrests since May at Portland protests
August 21, 2020
Police: More than 500 arrests since May at Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, said Thursday they have declared a riot 17 times and arrested a…
Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections
August 21, 2020
Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according…
Airbnb bans house parties worldwide, citing virus mandates
August 21, 2020
Airbnb bans house parties worldwide, citing virus mandates
Airbnb is banning house parties worldwide as it tries to clean up its reputation and comply with coronavirus-related limits on…
Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US ‘season of darkness’
August 21, 2020
Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US ‘season of darkness’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night with a vow to be a unifying…
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line
August 20, 2020
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama painted a unsparing portrait of American democracy on the brink if President Donald…
South Korea COVID-19 infections ‘in full swing’ after protest outbreak
August 20, 2020
South Korea COVID-19 infections ‘in full swing’ after protest outbreak
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s coronavirus infections are back “in full swing” and spreading nationwide after members of a church…