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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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Drummer Tony Allen, driver of Afrobeat sound, dies at 79
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pioneering drummer Tony Allen, the driver of the Afrobeat sound, has died in Paris at age 79.
Wisconsin woman charged after son's body found in her car
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman has been charged after the body of her young son
Virus rained grief on New York in April; will May be better?
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s horrible April -- among the worst in its history — is over. Only time will tell if the coronavirus pandemic that made it so awful will fade in May.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, May 1, 2020
Biden denies former staffer's sexual assault allegation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden denied a former Senate staffer's allegation of sexual assault on Friday, saying “this never happened.”
Duchess of Sussex loses first round in newspaper lawsuit
LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex lost an early round in a London court Friday when a judge dismissed part of her lawsuit against the publisher of a British newspaper that put out excerpts of a letter to her estr…
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, May 1, 2020
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South Africa eases one of world's strictest lockdowns
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa began easing one of the world's strictest lockdowns on Friday, with runners and dog-walkers returning eagerly to the streets but not all wearing the face masks that are now mandator…
Report gives Pakistan failing grade on human rights
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An annual human rights report released this week gives Pakistan a failing grade, charging that too little is being done to protect the country's most vulnerable, including women and children.
Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreak
PHOENIX (AP) — Rent and mortgage payments are due again as more than 30 million people around the U.S. have filed for unemployment benefits after losing work in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian migrant workers take 1st train home since lockdown
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — India on Friday ran the first train service for thousands of migrant workers desperate to return home since it imposed a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus.
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Front-line work during pandemic falls on women, minorities