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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
NASA plea: Stay home for 1st home astronaut launch in years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and SpaceX on Friday urged everyone to stay home for the first home launch of astronauts in nearly a decade because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Correction: Unemployed New York-Restaurants story
In a story April 30, 2020, about unemployed New York City restaurant workers, The Associated Press misspelled one of their names. The worker’s name is Isabella Gutierrez, not Guttierez.
Union: South Dakota Smithfield pork plant will reopen Monday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota pork processing plant will partially reopen Monday after shuttering for more than two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak that infected hundreds of employees, a union tha…
New York schools staying closed through spring, Cuomo says
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s schools and colleges will remain shut through the end of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban Friday on the sale and use of assault-style weapons in Canada, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia.
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Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Members of the Grammy-winning rock band Portugal. The Man are stepping into a banned book controversy in their Alaska home town.
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Senate to convene but without quick coronavirus testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is set to convene Monday but the health risks from the
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With virus, US higher education may face existential moment
CHICAGO (AP) — When Jamie Bolker started teaching composition at MacMurray College in January, she felt she'd won the lottery. After sending out more than 140 resumes, she had a tenure-track position in English.
Canada bans assault-style weapons after mass shooting
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada is banning the use and trade of assault-style weapons immediately.
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Alaska book controversy draws attention of hometown rockers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Members of the Grammy-winning rock band Portugal. The Man are stepping into a banned book controversy in their Alaska home town.