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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans
Companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and risks of financial failure even before the coronavirus walloped the economy were among those receiving millions of dollars fr…
Virus aid exceeding $450B remains stuck in negotiations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Late-stage negotiations in Washington on a new $450 billion coronavirus aid package dragged past Monday's hoped-for deadline, but the Trump administration and key lawmakers insisted a final pact i…
Asia Today: Hong Kong extends virus measures for 2 weeks
BANGKOK (AP) — Hong Kong on Tuesday announced a two-week extension of measures aimed at controlling the spread of the new coronavirus, including banning public gatherings of more than four people as well as keeping…
Q&A: Oil prices crater as demand evaporates, storage fills
NEW YORK (AP) — The world is awash in oil, there's little demand for it and we're running out of places to put it.
Seoul sees no suspicious activity in North amid Kim concerns
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government said Tuesday no unusual activity has been detected in North Korea after unconfirmed reports described leader Kim Jong Un as in fragile condition after heart sur…
US pork farmers panic as virus ruins hopes for great year
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After enduring extended trade disputes and worker shortages, U.S. hog farmers were poised to finally hit it big this year with expectations of climbing prices amid soaring domestic and forei…
South Korea’s presidential office says no suspicious activities detected in North Korea, cannot confirm Kim had surgery
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office says no suspicious activities detected in North Korea, cannot confirm Kim had surgery.
Trump says he'll 'suspend immigration,' offers no details
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus.
Mexico's Senate approves amnesty law for 1st time offenders
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Senate approved an amnesty for first-time, non-violent offenders Monday in order to reduce prison populations and lower the risk of coronavirus contagion.
Pandemic squeezes finances of Democratic grassroots donors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Well-to-do donors gathered last August at the sprawling Charlotte, North Carolina, home of Erskine Bowles, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, where they nibbled finger food, sipped…
South Korea looking into reports about Kim Jong Un's health
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government on Tuesday was looking into reports saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile condition after surgery.
South Korean government is looking into reports saying North Korea's Kim Jong Un is in fragile condition after surgery
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean government is looking into reports saying North Korea's Kim Jong Un is in fragile condition after surgery.
New Zealand could pull off bold goal of eliminating virus
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether.
Records: Man charged in Aniah Blanchard's death bit officer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man accused of kidnapping and killing the stepdaughter of a UFC fighter has also been charged with biting a correctional officer while in jail, authorities said.
UN calls for scaling up all efforts to confront pandemic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday night calling for global action to rapidly scale up development, manufacturing and access to medicine, vaccines and medical equipment to …