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Prodded by US, Mexico aims to restart industrial plants

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Wednesday to begin reopening Mexico's economy next week — encouraged by U.S. officials — even as hospitals from Mexico City to the border reeled unde…

High-flying balloons to boost northern Mozambique's internet

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Balloons floating 12 miles over northern Mozambique are planned to provide the remote and violence-prone region with stable internet connections, according to Google's parent company, Alph…

Poll shows a partisan split over virus-era religious freedom

NEW YORK (AP) — As the nation’s houses of worship weigh how and when to resume in-person gatherings while coronavirus stay-at-home orders ease in some areas, a new poll points to a partisan divide over whether rest…

US says Chinese hackers likely targeting virus researchers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber division warned on Wednesday that hackers backed by the Chinese government may be attempting to steal the work of researchers dealing with t…

Virus in New York: Ads to inform about troubling syndrome

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is launching a public service campaign to inform parents about a mysterious syndrome that is thought to be linked to COVID-19 and has been diagnosed in more than 80 children in the cit…

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Italy's South Tyrol invokes autonomy to pry open lockdown

BOLZANO, Italy (AP) — The blazing orange letters of fire spelled out a familiar message in Italy’s South Tyrol province, an old call to resistance repurposed for the days of the coronavirus: ‘’Los von Rom’’ and ‘’F…

California GOP dream: Party poised to win US House seat

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Navy combat pilot built a double-digit lead in the fight for an open U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles, positioning Republicans to capture a Democratic-held congressional district in …

Pandemic piles new pressures on foster children, caretakers

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Overstreet first entered foster care at age 14, separated from her siblings and knowing very little about what her new life meant aside from what she had seen in the popular musical “Annie.”…

Wall Street steadies itself as tech stocks keep rallying

Most stocks are falling in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, but more gains for technology stocks are helping to keep the market’s losses in check.

Despite virus, Pompeo talks West Bank annexation in Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the country's plans to annex parts of the West Bank, as Israeli troops shot and killed a …

Merkel urges virus vigilance; Germany loosens border checks

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to be “courageous and vigilant” Wednesday as the country emerges from its shutdown, calling on them to avoid a relapse into tougher restrictions even as official…

Wall Street sinks again as Fed chair warns on virus threat

Stocks are falling in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday, tacking on more losses to their end-of-day slide from a day before.

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