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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Japan central bank eases monetary policy to counter pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank is making it easier for cash-strapped companies to get funding in response to the growing economic devastation from the coronavirus pandemic.
Police: 1 officer dies, 2nd wounded in Louisiana shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A shooting in Louisiana's capital city left one police officer dead and his wounded colleague fighting for his life Sunday, authorities said, adding a suspect was later taken into custody af…
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Trump says virus testing 'not a problem,' but doubts persist
Tokyo Olympics: Questions, few answers in face of pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed a month ago. But there are still more questions than answers about the new opening on July 23, 2021, and what form those games will take.
UN food chief: funding and access can avert starvation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the World Food Program says he has been on the phone with leaders of some of the world’s richest nations with a critical message: the coronavirus pandemic is not only affecting you…
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Deputy fatally shoots man accused of firing at neighbors
LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — A man in a camouflage hat fired a military-style rifle at his neighbors in their Maryland home on Sunday before he was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy, authorities said.
Cuomo: Virus deaths drop below 400 for 1st time this month
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s daily coronavirus death toll dropped to below 400, less than half of the deaths recorded at the height of the coronavirus crisis in the state's hospitals.
Netanyahu 'confident' US will support West Bank annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he was “confident” he will be able to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank this summer, with support from the U.S.
Saudi coalition urges Yemen separatists to honor Riyadh deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition mired in a yearslong war in Yemen on Monday urged Emirati-backed southern separatists to honor the terms of a Riyadh peace deal and share control of the port…
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Some countries and US states move to ease virus lockdowns
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some countries and U.S. states are starting to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions and focus on fixing their battered economies.
Alaska Girl Scouts to get relief loan for lost cookie sales
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Selling Girl Scout cookies is normally a foolproof business model, but the coronavirus outbreak cooled sales of for Alaska scourts.
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