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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Tropical storm kills 17 in El Salvador and Guatemala
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Rains from Tropical Storm Amanda left at least 17 dead and seven missing while causing extensive damage across El Salvador and Guatemala that pushed thousands of people into shelter…
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Governor: Semi driver was confused when he drove into crowd
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The driver of a semitrailer who rolled into the midst of thousands of people who had gathered on a closed Minneapolis freeway to protest George Floyd's death was apparently confused and didn't me…
Black Liberty U. alums rebuke Falwell after blackface tweet
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three dozen black alumni of Liberty University denounced school President Jerry Falwell Jr. on Monday, suggesting he step down after he mocked Virginia’s mask-wearing requirement by invoking …
US adversaries highlight unrest to undercut criticism
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Standing at a lectern with a backdrop map of the world behind him reminiscent of one at the State Department, the spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry made a point Monday to criti…
Tropical storm kills 15, damages homes in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Rains from Tropical Storm Amanda left at least 15 dead and seven missing while causing extensive damage across El Salvador that pushed thousands of people into shelters amid the cor…
Lockdowns ease in Florida, Europe with new tourism rules
ROME (AP) — The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe to the United States on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.
Stock indexes turn higher on Wall Street after wobbly start
Stocks are notching modest gains on Wall Street Monday as investors balance cautious optimism about the reopening of businesses shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic against worries that the civil unrest ac…
'Is this smart?' Cuomo concerned protests will spread virus
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he was concerned that mass protests over George Floyd’s death like those in New York City could imperil the long, hard fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic in …
Bird strike might have caused Snowbird aerobatic plane crash
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Air Force said Monday it’s focusing on a bird strike as the likely reason a Snowbird aerobatic plane crashed in British Columbia last month.
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Protests across the United States the past six days over the death of George Floyd have eclipsed issues over the coronavirus pandemic that have dominated much of the past three months.
Trudeau says Russia won't be included in the G7
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Russia will not be included in the Group of 7 nations, disagreeing with U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he plans to invite Russia.
Prominent Jewish seminary names Schwartz as 1st woman leader
NEW YORK (AP) — The Jewish Theological Seminary, the preeminent institution of higher learning for Conservative Judaism in the United States, announced the appointment of Shuly Rubin Schwartz on Monday as its eight…
George Floyd's family to release results of own autopsy
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The attorney for George Floyd's family planned to announce the findings Monday of an independent autopsy into his death after a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for severa…
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