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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Lives Lost: Virus silences angelic voice of WWII evacuee
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — After Adolf Hitler annexed his native Austria and Allied bombs laid waste to Vienna, Hannelore Cruz traveled to Portugal without her parents as a refugee from hunger, cold and postwar depriv…
Beachgoers seen carrying virus more than sand or surf
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Maureen Osborne is torn by the state's decision to close the sweeping, scenic beach just a 10-minute walk from her home.
Guatemala says US testing deportees for virus before sending
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A planeload of 89 Guatemalan deportees that arrived Thursday all tested negative for the coronavirus before boarding their flight from Texas, Guatemalan officials said Thursday.
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April 24–April 30, 2020
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With quirks and restrictions, many states lift lockdowns
Australian police fatally shoot man after stabbings at mall
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Police shot dead a man who stabbed and slashed several people at an Australian shopping mall on Friday, an official said.
COVID-19 survivor urges: 'To all of you: Continue to fight'
ALKEN, Belgium (AP) — Sucking in the little oxygen her lungs could still process, Diane Wanten wouldn't back down in her fight against a disease that is killing tens of thousands a week around the globe. Too much w…
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NYPD cracks down on another big funeral, stoking tensions
NEW YORK (AP) — Tensions between police and members of New York City’s Hasidic Jewish community flared again Thursday as officers interrupted a crowded funeral procession to crack down on social distancing violator…
Watchdog group says US not releasing data on Taliban attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. mission in Afghanistan has for the first time refused to publicly release its data on insurgent attacks amid the implementation of a peace agreement between the United States and …
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Jordan halts Israeli farmers' access to border enclave
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Israeli farmers will no longer be allowed to work their fields in an enclave of southern Jordan, ending a more than 25-year arrangement meant to sho…
Biden expected to publicly address sexual assault allegation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden on Friday was expected to give his first public comments on
Asia Today: Japan slowdown not enough, Beijing parks reopen
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's social-distancing efforts are slowing infections but not enough to stave off further spread of the coronavirus, a government minister said Friday, adding that experts are recommending the sta…
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