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Mounting US deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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…
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