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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Asian shares fall after Wall St slips on grim economic news
Shares fell in Asia on Friday after a crush of dismal data about the economy helped send markets lower overnight in a meek ending to a historic, juggernaut month for stocks.
Forbidden City, parks in Chinese capital reopen to public
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s parks and museums including the ancient Forbidden City reopened to the public Friday after being closed for months by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: South Korea reports 9 new cases, none in Daegu
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'Remain in Mexico' asylum hearings suspended through June 1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday suspended immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico through June 1, bowing to public health concerns while extending a state of limbo thos…
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Trump speculates that China released virus in lab 'mistake'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence agencies said they are still examini…
Asia Today: Beijing reopening parks in easing of virus rules
BANGKOK (AP) — Beijing will open public parks to visitors over the five-day May 1 holiday but at 30% capacity as coronavirus cases subside in the country where the pandemic began.
The Latest: Russian Prime Minister tests positive
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Puerto Rico to partially reopen despite coronavirus concerns
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is taking its first tentative steps in relaxing a nearly two-month lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, while health experts warn that the U.S. territory is relying on fau…
With rural Kansas close to reopening, doctor remains nervous
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dr. Beth Oller would like Kansas to remain under
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…
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Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus
Alabama sues Tyson Foods over wastewater spill, fish kill
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The state of Alabama sued Tyson Foods on Thursday over a 2019 wastewater spill that caused the largest recorded fish kill in the state.
Navajo death row inmate loses appeal to probe racial bias
PHOENIX (AP) — The only Native American on federal death row lost a bid Thursday to look into potential racial bias in his case.
GOP rejects Michigan's virus order; Whitmer unfazed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature refused Thursday to extend the state's coronavirus emergency declaration and voted to authorize a lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's…