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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Official resigns after throwing cat during online meeting
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — A planning commissioner of Vallejo, California, has resigned after throwing his pet cat and apparently drinking a beer during a Zoom meeting between city officials that was made public, accor…
Trial set to begin over Florida's felon voting rights law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Betty Riddle took her place at the head of the line at a Sarasota community center early one morning in March, butterflies rising in her stomach. In and out of prison for much of her life, …
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early on Monday, the Syrian military said, claiming the country’s air defenses shot most of them down.
In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrat…
Military chaplains pivot to serve soldiers in virus outbreak
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) —
Georgia restaurants allowed to reopen as restrictions loosen
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's reopening is set to continue Monday when movie theaters can welcome customers and limited in-restaurant dining may resume in a loosening of coronavirus restrictions .
Virus ends daredevil life of double-lung transplant patient
BOSTON (AP) — Before her double-lung transplant, Joanne Mellady could barely put on a shirt without losing her breath. Afterwards, she barely stopped moving.
Trump's focus on his base complicates path to reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump.
Asian markets gain after Japan central bank boosts aid
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets gained Monday after Japan's central bank promised more asset purchases to shore up financial markets as investors look to central bankers to support the struggling global economy.
Plan is for Trump to shift focus to prospects for economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — After two months of frantic response to the
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…
Japan's central bank loosens easy money policy to counter hit from pandemic, says no limits on government bond purchases
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank loosens easy money policy to counter hit from pandemic, says no limits on government bond purchases.
Asia Today: China warns Australia probe may set off backlash
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s ambassador reportedly is warning the Australian government its pursuit of a coronavirus inquiry could set off a boycott by Chinese consumers, who may no longer travel and study in Australia o…
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.
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major sh…