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Religious freedom attorneys pick their battles amid pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — As states grapple with when and how to reopen establishments amid the pandemic, religious freedom remains a legal flashpoint – particularly for the conservative nonprofits that have taken a leading …
Virus spreads fear through Latin America's unruly prisons
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The spreading specter of the new coronavirus is shaking Latin America’s notoriously overcrowded, unruly prisons, threatening to turn them into infernos.
South Africa's inequalities exposed by virus, says leader
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The coronavirus is highlighting South Africa's stark inequalities, 26 years after the end of the country's apartheid regime of racial oppression, the president told the nation on Monday.
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Turkey: Over 400 detained for pandemic social media postings
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has detained 402 people in the past 42 days for allegedly sharing “false and provocative” social media postings concerning the coronavirus outbreak, officials said Monday.
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Police: Stepdad saw them in bed, so they plotted his death
CASCADE, Pa. (AP) — A man and his teenage girlfriend plotted to have her stepfather killed after he caught them in bed together, but the plan was foiled when the hit man they tried to hire went to police, authoriti…
Belgian inmates make 42,000 reusable masks against COVID-19
BRUSSELS (AP) — Inmates in Belgian prisons have so far made 42,000 reusable fabric masks for use by fellow prisoners and penitentiary staff to help address shortages in the country, but are still unable to keep up …
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Plan is for Trump to shift focus to economy, reopening
WASHINGTON (AP) — After two months of frantic response to the
NYC clinics set to start 'self-swab' coronavirus tests
New York City-run health clinics will soon take a new tack on coronavirus testing, using a procedure that lets people collect samples themselves at a health care worker's direction, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced M…
Firefighters, police join huge birthday parade for young boy
Jessiah Lee smiled and watched the parade. His parade.
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