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US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station
World
April 9, 2020
US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A US-Russian space crew blasted off Thursday to the International Space Station following a tight quarantine amid…
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
World
April 9, 2020
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
BERLIN (AP) — As the Easter holiday approaches, world leaders and health officials are fervently warning that hard-won gains in…
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate on Thursday, the third person tapped to…
Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus
World
April 9, 2020
Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A US Border Patrol agent wouldn’t let Jackeline Reyes explain why she and her 15-year-old daughter…
As outbreaks flatten in places, Japan, India see more cases
World
April 9, 2020
As outbreaks flatten in places, Japan, India see more cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus infections are spiking in Japan and creating hot spots in India’s congested cities just as…
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
World
April 8, 2020
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout…
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
World
April 8, 2020
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward…
Why African Americans are dying at higher rates from COVID-19
World
April 8, 2020
Why African Americans are dying at higher rates from COVID-19
The new coronavirus isn’t biased about who it infects — so why does data emerging from some states suggest that…
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
World
April 7, 2020
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger…
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
World
April 7, 2020
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
Britain’s prime minister was battling the coronavirus in intensive care Tuesday, the highest-profile case in the pandemic as the United…