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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Libya's east-based forces shell country's capital, killing 3
CAIRO (AP) — Intense shelling of Libya’s capital by the country's rival, east-based forces killed three civilians on Friday, the city's health authorities said, the latest victims in a year-long siege of Tripoli.
Stocks rally, but not enough to make up for tumultuous week
NEW YORK (AP) — Gains for stocks are accelerating in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week.
Dutch government pledges $2.16-4.32 billion to save KLM
PARIS (AP) — Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said Friday the government will provide 2-4 billion euros ($2.16-4.32 billion) to help flag carrier KLM survive the devastating impact on its operations of the cor…
Two states ease lockdowns; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus rose past 50,000, salons, spas and barbershops reopened Friday in Georgia and Oklahoma with a green light from their Republican governors,…
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Air France to get $7.6-billion government aid package
PARIS (AP) — The French government announced a “historic” 7-billion-euro ($7.6-billion) aid package Friday to rescue Air France, whose planes have been largely grounded by virus lockdowns around the world.
FDA warns of heart risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research…
'Unprecedented:' Seeking an army to trace virus in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s plan for taming the coronavirus hinges on taking a time-tested practice to an extraordinary level: hiring an “army” of people to try to trace everyone who might be infected.
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Answers to questions about new coronavirus antibody studies
NEW YORK (AP) — Studies have begun to emerge that try to determine how many Americans have been infected by the new coronavirus. But are they accurate?
Stocks push higher on Wall Street following tumultuous week
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are pushing higher in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week.
No more today: UK's new testing site closes for applications
LONDON (AP) — The British government’s new online system for “key workers” and their families to book appointments for coronavirus tests got off to an inauspicious start Friday.
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