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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
California's 'island of romance' crippled by virus
AVALON, Calif. (AP) — When the gates to California's “island of romance” were all but locked to lovers and pretty much everybody else last month it may have saved the 4,000 residents from a coronavirus outbreak but…
The Latest: Britain joins 4 nations topping 20,000 deaths
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Lives Lost: Sudan-born doctor saw himself as ordinary Briton
LONDON (AP) — During a pandemic, heroes wear scrubs.
Earnhardt race car up for auction to fund virus relief work
WELCOME, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR team owner Richard Childress is auctioning off one of racing legend Dale Earnhardt’s cars to raise money for
Stoop show: Brooklyn accordionist entertains neighbors
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Stein felt useless -- stuck in his Brooklyn brownstone apartment, watching his neighbors suffer deprivations as COVID-19 swept the city.
India reopens stores as virus restrictions ease elsewhere
NEW DELHI (AP) — A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace Saturday with the reopening in India of neighborhood stores that many of the country's 1.3 billion people rely on for ever…
The Latest: Spain reports nearly 3,000 daily virus cases
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Virus creates unprecedented Maryland congressional election
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Ballots cast in person in Maryland's special congressional election between Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik will be quarantined for about 24 hours after poll close before …
Police: Bandit skates off after Dunkin’ Donuts stickup
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A robber wearing in-line skates skated off into the night after sticking up a Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island, police said.
Deputies: Man made bomb threat to avoid work
WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida construction worker called in a bomb threat to a water treatment facility to get a day off work, authorities said.
Poland targeted by disinformation attack, suspects Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish government official says Poland has been hit by a “complex disinformation operation” that appears aimed at weakening the Polish-U.S. alliance and is consistent with previous Russian c…
Belarus holds day of civic labor despite rising virus cases
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — More than 2 million Belarusians, including doctors and nurses, took part in a government-decreed national day of civic labor Saturday despite worries about the country's sharply rising coronav…
The Latest: Iran deaths rise, hardest hit in Middle East
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Civilian shot dead in Somalia during coronavirus enforcement
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police officer in Somalia’s capital has been arrested in the fatal shooting of at least one civilian while enforcing coronavirus restrictions, fellow officer Ahmed Muse said Saturday.
India reopens stores as some virus lockdowns ease globally
NEW DELHI (AP) — A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace Saturday with the reopening in India of neighborhood stores that many of the country's 1.3 billion people rely on for ever…