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Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads
July 26, 2020
Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads
CHICAGO (AP) — Social media has become the target of a dueling attack ad campaign being waged online by the…
A troubling pandemic thought: Are THESE the good old days?
July 26, 2020
A troubling pandemic thought: Are THESE the good old days?
HOPE VALLEY, R.I. (AP) — News articles don’t carry Hollywood-style viewer ratings or trigger warnings. Maybe this one should. But…
Britain defends Spanish quarantine move; travelers react with anger and worry
July 26, 2020
Britain defends Spanish quarantine move; travelers react with anger and worry
MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday stood by his government’s abrupt decision to impose a two-week…
South Africa warns COVID-19 corruption puts ‘lives at risk’
July 26, 2020
South Africa warns COVID-19 corruption puts ‘lives at risk’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s COVID-19 response is marred by corruption allegations around its historic $26 billion economic relief package,…
North Korea declares emergency in border town over first suspected COVID-19 case
July 26, 2020
North Korea declares emergency in border town over first suspected COVID-19 case
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after…
Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests
July 26, 2020
Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police declared a riot Saturday following large demonstrations in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood and deployed…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus
July 25, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, based…
Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest
July 25, 2020
Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of…
Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs
July 25, 2020
Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in…
Pregnant women at risk of death in Kenya’s COVID-19 curfew
July 25, 2020
Pregnant women at risk of death in Kenya’s COVID-19 curfew
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Veronica Atieno remembers feeling her way through the dark alleys between the shacks that make up…