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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
PP-Dem-Pres-All,100
1,157 of 1,405 precincts - 82 percent
Hong Kong to prioritize passing of contentious anthem bill
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's government will give "priority” to a contentious bill that seeks to criminalize abuse of the Chinese national anthem, the city's leader said Tuesday, days after a pro-Beijing lawmaker w…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Sestak +- Sloan +- Steinman +- Steinman +-
Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish groce…
Mexico: coronavirus kills 111 medical staff, infects 8,544
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The death toll from the novel coronavirus among medical personnel in Mexico has reached 111, and the virus has infected between 8,500 and 15,000 hospital staffers, officials said Monday.
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 2nd Add,400
Istvan +- Kraft +- Locke +- Matern +-
In some Olympic sports, training from home is almost routine
Less than a month after Nikhil Kumar qualified for the Olympics in table tennis, the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021. Like so many other athletes, he is now trying to stay sharp and in shape.
'Express burials' cast doubt on Nicaragua's virus figures
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Roger Ordoñez was hospitalized with breathing problems last week.
Workplace worries mount as US tracks new COVID-19 cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related.
Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns
CAIRO (AP) — They are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran’s growing number of coronavirus infections, such praise rings hollow.
In some Olympic sports, training from home is almost routine
Less than a month after Nikhil Kumar qualified for the Olympics in table tennis, the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021. Like so many other athletes, he is now trying to stay sharp and in shape.
Doctors and nurses died as Iran ignored virus concerns
CAIRO (AP) — They are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran’s growing number of coronavirus infections, such praise rings hollow.
Virus sparks debate on whether more prospects will stay home
Concerns about the coronavirus are preventing football prospects from visiting campuses this spring and keeping coaches from traveling to evaluate them.
Toyota profit drops on virus outbreak but recovery expected
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. reported Tuesday a sharp plunge in fiscal fourth quarter profit as the global pandemic slammed vehicle sales and halted production at its auto plants.
India to start limited trains as it looks to ease lockdown
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is set to reopen some of its colossal rail network on Tuesday and run limited trains as the country looks at easing its nearly seven-week lockdown while coronavirus infections are increasing.