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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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End of lockdown to uncork pent-up mourning for the lost
PARIS (AP) — As body after body has passed through his rubber-gloved hands, sealed in double-layered bags for disposal, Paris undertaker Franck Vasseur has become increasingly concerned about the future after the c…
Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus
DETROIT (AP) — Johnny Gyergyou has been selling his farm’s meat, poultry and eggs at a Detroit farmers market for more than a decade, but like many of his regular shoppers, he’s been staying home in recent weeks to…
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Michigan militia puts armed protest in the spotlight
Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. But an armed militia’s involvement in an angry protest in the Michigan statehouse T…
Asia Today: Singapore to reopen some businesses May 12
BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore will allow selected businesses to reopen on May 12 in a cautious rollback of a two-month partial lockdown despite rising coronavirus infections among foreign workers.
Whitmer: Stay-home order still in place; some return to work
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that Michigan's stay-at-home order remains in effect through May 15 despite Republicans' refusal to extend her underlying coronavirus emergency declaration, a…
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Air travel wanes, but bodies still fly to Israel for burial
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Air travel to Israel has come to a near standstill due to coronavirus restrictions, but one type of voyage still endures: the final journey of Jews wishing to be buried in Israel.
Kazakhstan removes ex-president's daughter as senate speaker
MOSCOW (AP) — The daughter of Kazakhstan’s former president, once viewed as his heir-apparent, has been dismissed from her post as speaker of the country’s senate.
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Russia, Pakistan virus cases spike as others ease controls
Kosovo PM seeks legal opinion on nomination of replacement
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s acting prime minister has asked European constitutional law experts for an opinion on the powers of his country’s president to nominate a new prime minister and to dissolve parliame…
Rise in virus cases in crowded Indian jails prompts concerns
NEW DELHI (AP) — The spreading of the coronavirus in India's notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thousands of pretrial detainees on parole, as health experts wo…
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NY hospital lobby's power stretches to DC in stimulus battle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The stated mission of The Greater New York Hospital Association is simple enough: to help members deliver “the finest patient care in the most cost-effective way.” But it’s more complicated than t…